More bad news for ZUCKERFUCKER, Creepy slinking cabal weasel.
Facebook gave access to personal data about its users to Huawei, a Chinese electronics firm flagged by US intelligence as a 'national security threat'
Huawei was allowed access to users' relationship status, friends, likes, and more
The Pentagon has banned the sale of Huawei smartphones on US military bases
FBI Director said Huawei phones could be used for 'undetected espionage'
Huawei was among the 60 companies that Facebook allowed to have 'deep access to personal data about users and their friends'
Facebook shared user data with four Chinese phone manufacturers, including Huawei, which US intelligence experts have branded a 'national security threat'.
The social network acknowledged the handset makers — Huawei, Lenovo, Oppo and TCL — were among the 60 companies it had shared data with as early as 2007.
Huawei was singled-out by the FBI director earlier this year, who said he was 'deeply concerned' its handsets have the 'capacity to conduct undetected espionage' on behalf of the Chinese government.
Facebook allowed Huawei and other manufacturers access to user data to enable social media features, like Facebook Messenger, on their devices.
These Facebook 'experiences' were used as a stop-gap until the social network could build a designated mobile app for the manufacturers' operating system.
Facebook will now wind down its dealings with Huawei, the Californian company confirmed in a statement to The New York Times.
WHY ARE HUAWEI AND ZTE CONSIDERED A ‘NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT’?
The heads of the FBI, CIA, NSA, and the director of US National Intelligence, have warned against the use of Huawei and ZTE smartphones.
Elsewhere, the Pentagon ordered all retail outlets on US military bases to stop selling Huawei and ZTE branded smartphones.
FBI director Chris Wray said the government was ‘deeply concerned about the risks of allowing any company or entity that is beholden to foreign governments that don’t share our values to gain positions of power inside our telecommunications networks.’
These concerns stem from the fact that both Huawei and ZTE have demonstrable links to the Chinese government.
http:// www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5810463/Facebook-shared-user-data-flagged-Chinese-firm.html