DATA - US Probing Chinese Telecom Giants Over Potential Data Threats: Report | Benzinga
The Biden administration is currently scrutinizing China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom due to concerns over the possible misuse of American data, as per insider information.
What Happened: The Commerce Department is spearheading the investigation into these state-backed corporations. The undisclosed probe is focused on the potential exploitation of U.S. data by these firms through their cloud and internet businesses and the possibility of this data being handed over to Beijing, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
Despite a limited presence in the U.S., these companies still have access to American data as they provide cloud services and route wholesale U.S. internet traffic. This access persists even after telecom regulators prohibited them from providing telephone and retail ...