Earlier today I posted a story on DHS warning consumers about TCL TVs running Android which allegedly contains back doors that could steal data. I did some hunting around and found that DHS has a broader business advisory that was published on Wednesday that says that Chinese products and services could contain backdoors or other data collection systems. It also said that data theft could occur via insider threats and business partnerships. The goal is to harvest data from western companies for use in furthering China’s economic goals.
The advice that DHS has is to take care when sharing data with Chinese firms; using equipment produced or maintained by Chinese companies; and even when working with companies that have Chinese citizens in “key leadership and security-focused roles.” Which is pretty broad and borders on sounding racist to me. I have to wonder how much of this is a legitimate threat, and how much of this is xenophobia. I guess we’ll find out soon enough.
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DHS Warns Americans About Dealing With Chinese Firms Or With Firms With Chinese Citizens In “Leadership And Security-Focused Roles”…. Hmmmm
Earlier today I posted a story on DHS warning consumers about TCL TVs running Android which allegedly contains back doors that could steal data. I did some hunting around and found that DHS has a broader business advisory that was published on Wednesday that says that Chinese products and services could contain backdoors or other data collection systems. It also said that data theft could occur via insider threats and business partnerships. The goal is to harvest data from western companies for use in furthering China’s economic goals.
The advice that DHS has is to take care when sharing data with Chinese firms; using equipment produced or maintained by Chinese companies; and even when working with companies that have Chinese citizens in “key leadership and security-focused roles.” Which is pretty broad and borders on sounding racist to me. I have to wonder how much of this is a legitimate threat, and how much of this is xenophobia. I guess we’ll find out soon enough.
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