Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says there's 'no question' Huawei endangered US national security

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• Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt told the BBC that Chinese tech giant Huawei has compromised US national security.
• Schmidt is an advisor on the US government's Defense Innovation Board.
• The US government has repeatedly accused Huawei of spying for the Chinese government, which Huawei denies.
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Google's former CEO Eric Schmidt thinks China has used tech giant Huawei to spy on the the US.

Speaking on a BBC radio documentary due to be aired Friday, Schmidt said: "There's no question that Huawei has engaged in some practices that are not acceptable in national security.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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