'Prism, Prism on the Wall, Who is the Most Trustworthy of Them All?' Huawei Hits Back at US Over 5G Security Claims

The tension between Huawei and the U.S. government took a new turn Tuesday after the Chinese networking giant's rotating chairman Guo Ping poked fun at the massive surveillance programs maintained by the United States. 'Prism, prism on the wall, who's the most trustworthy of them all?' Ping said onstage at Mobile World Congress tradeshow. From a report: Ping first appeared to attempt to make light of the ongoing row -- 'There has never been more interest in Huawei, we must be doing something right,' he said -- but later took a more direct aim at the US and some of its own issues with cybersecurity and surveillance. 'Prism, Prism on the wall, who is the most trustworthy of them all?' he said, referencing the previously secret National Security Agency surveillance project, telling the audience to ask Edward Snowden -- the whistleblower who revealed the activity -- if they didn't understand what he meant. Ping also took aim at the US Cloud Act, arguing that the legislation allows the US government to demand access data held by US companies, even if it is stored in different countries. 'The Cloud Act allows them to access data cross-borders. So for best technology and for greater security, please choose Huawei,' he said.

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