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I would say that consumer computer software is the biggest threat to any security.

Turns out that if you can compromise someone's phone, you have a window into everything that person does, sees, and hears; both online and off.

It is a threat to national security if the device is constantly recording surroundings and sending data back to Huawei who in turn hands it over to Chinese intelligence. That's obviously far fetched but it's technically possible.

And other countries have security concerns with Huawei besides US so this isn't just about the trade war.

Do you think there's a phone (model) that's immune to Chinese intelligence once they set they are interested in recording your surroundings? I'll accepts the 5G security arguments, but the handset angle is a absurd as all phones have porous security. NSA hasn't suddenly shifted it's offensive/defensive posture to my knowledge.

They are not solely a consumer, or even cell phone manufacturer. This is not about phones, as much as Google would want us to think otherwise.