Commentary: Is Huawei dangerous because it’s Chinese? What about Facebook?

OXFORD: The United States and some of its allies have acted decisively to exclude the Chinese technology company Huawei from their national markets, yet they continue to ignore the similar threat posed by Facebook and other US digital giants.READ: Commentary: Why having access to your Google and Facebook data can be life-changing

The US government has therefore prohibited US government agencies from buying equipment from Huawei . Mindful of these concerns, some European governments have adopted a more regulated, “middle-way” approach to Huawei. The difference, we are told, is that Huawei is based in China – a strategic rival of the US – so the data the company gathers could be used to weaken democratic countries’ political systems and geopolitical standing.But Facebook is already undermining the democratic process, including in the US itself, where the platform has been accused of facilitating foreign interference in elections.

But Google does a lot of work for the US government, including the US military and intelligence services, and the profit motive is not preventing Facebook from being a threat; in fact, it is amplifying the danger.

YES!

.....you seem to have failed to mention the main reason European countries are reluctant to use them.....being a Chinese company, they are legally Compelled to provide any data the Chinese government request....it's the law in China!....

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