Intelligence officials warn Americans against buying Huawei and ZTE phones

Source: The Hill | February 14, 2018 | Luis Sanchez

Intelligence agency officials are warning Americans against buying phones from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE due to concerns they could be used to spy on people.

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday that there is a risk in letting companies with strong ties to the Chinese government operate within the U.S. telecommunication infrastructure, CNN reported.

None of the top officials from the FBI, CIA, National Security Agency and Defense Intelligence Agency at the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on global terror threats this week said that they would recommend the Chinese-made phones to Americans.

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