Google has warned it would not be able to update its Android operating system on Huawei Technologies’ smartphones because of the US trade ban, prompting the Chinese company to develop its own version of the software that is more vulnerable to hacking. Photo: Agence France-Presse
Google has warned it would not be able to update its Android operating system on Huawei Technologies’ smartphones because of the US trade ban, prompting the Chinese company to develop its own version of the software that is more vulnerable to hacking. Photo: Agence France-Presse
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Google warns Washington that Huawei trade ban risks compromising US security: report

  • The American tech giant said the US ban may prompt Huawei to build an Android alternative that is more vulnerable to hacking

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Updated: 7:19pm, 7 Jun, 2019

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Google has warned it would not be able to update its Android operating system on Huawei Technologies’ smartphones because of the US trade ban, prompting the Chinese company to develop its own version of the software that is more vulnerable to hacking. Photo: Agence France-Presse
Google has warned it would not be able to update its Android operating system on Huawei Technologies’ smartphones because of the US trade ban, prompting the Chinese company to develop its own version of the software that is more vulnerable to hacking. Photo: Agence France-Presse
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