The National Security Agency’s efforts to include “backdoors” in U.S. companies’ security products, networks and devices — thereby making it easier for the NSA to snoop around — could hurt business abroad. Specifically, foreign countries could come to view U.S. firms’ relationship with Washington much the same way that the U.S. views Chinese companies’ relationship with Beijing — that is, too close for comfort. Last year, Congress announced that Huawei and ZTE should not be allowed to build U.S. networks.
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NSA Backdoors Could Cost US Companies Billions in Business Abroad
Posted by: David Vranicar September 12, 2013 11:17 AMThe National Security Agency’s efforts to include “backdoors” in U.S. companies’ security products, networks and devices — thereby making it easier for the NSA to snoop around — could hurt business abroad. Specifically, foreign countries could come to view U.S. firms’ relationship with Washington much the same way that the U.S. views Chinese companies’ relationship with Beijing — that is, too close for comfort. Last year, Congress announced that Huawei and ZTE should not be allowed to build U.S. networks.