Google: Cutting us off from Huawei is a security risk

Google is reportedly urging the Trump administration not to ban it from doing business with Huawei, citing security concerns.

Last month, the U.S. government placed Huawei on a blacklist that restricted it from trading with U.S. companies without prior government approval. As a result, Google restricted Huawei's access to its Android operating system. The U.S. later delayed that action by 90 days, but that reprieve expires on Aug. 19.

Should the ban be fully implemented, Huawei would be allowed to use an open-source version of Android, but that means its phones will not come pre-loaded with Google apps like the Google Play Store or security features like Google Play Protect. According to Google, allowing Huawei to run a forked version of Android is a security issue, The Verge reports, citing the paywalled Financial Times. Read more...