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Investing.com -- Spain confirmed it uses Huawei Technologies Co. equipment for part of its judicial wiretapping system but dismissed any security risks associated with the Chinese technology.
A Spanish government official told Bloomberg Friday that Huawei storage within the Sitel wiretapping system "represents a minor part of a watertight, audited, isolated and certified system in compliance with the national high-level security scheme."
The statement came after recent media reports about Spain’s use of Huawei technology in the Sitel system. These reports prompted U.S. Senator Tom Cotton and Representative Rick Crawford to write to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, requesting that Washington reduce intelligence sharing with Spain.
Senator Cotton expressed concern that despite Spain moving away from Huawei as a 5G network vendor, the country’s continued reliance on the company for a key intelligence function creates a significant security concern for the United States and its allies.
In its Friday statement, the Spanish government clarified that its intelligence agency CNI is not included in the Huawei contract. The government also emphasized that Huawei equipment is not used for any classified information. The Sitel system is used by security forces that report to Spain’s interior affairs ministry.
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