Canada's inclusion of Huawei technology in 5G network infrastructure would pose a risk to the U.S., a senior American senator said Thursday in an interview with CBC News Network's Power & Politics. Senator @MarkWarner says Canada's use of #Huawei 5G technology would "make America vulnerable" #cdnpoli #uspoli pic.twitter.com/fxJk2CfiEr —@PnPCBCCanada is conducting a comprehensive review of 5G, the next generation of high-speed mobile data technology, but has not announced a ban on Huawei technology. Several countries have moved to bar Huawei equipment from their 5G network infrastructures, including the U.S., Australia and New Zealand. "Huawei technology may not come with built-in malware, for example, but Huawei has the ability ... to send electronically any kind of upgrade to your system," he said. You can plant the allowance, in effect, the ability to spy on Canadians or the Canadian government or Canadian national security ability to communicate."

Source: CBC News January 04, 2019 00:22 UTC