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Huawei and Defense Department officials spar at cybersecurity panel – Source CNET Tech

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A Huawei executive and a US Department of Defense official got onstage together Wednesday at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, and the conversation got heated. Katie Arrington, an official in charge of acquisition at the Defense Department, insisted that lawmakers and President Donald Trump had good reason to remove Huawei products from government use. Huawei USA Chief Security Officer Andy Purdy said the decision was the wrong approach.

Purdy said the government was following a policy of “rip and replace,” tearing useful technology from the hands of government workers serving US citizens. He said the US government can find ways to build trust by observing the manufacturing process more…

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