[tonyb]

The features they aren't talking about aren't a "backdoor". It is well a well document feature of most service provider networking equipment that allows for the provider to respond to subpoenas. The data collection is explicitly configured by the service provider. The allegation is that Huawei can activate the lawful intercept feature without authorization from the service provider.

The theory behind the lawful intercept concept is that with the appropriate legal authorization a law enforcement agency can get a capture of a subscribers traffic in a somewhat standard format - that way the LEA doesn't have to have a different way to process the data from each network equipment vendor.

Here is a description of how the feature is commonly implemented: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawful_interception https://www.arubanetworks.com/techdocs/Instant_40_Mobile/Adv... https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/10000/10008/fe...

[jshowa3]

I'm sure the NSA see's this completely differently. While I understand what you mean, it's very hypocritical when you have agencies like the NSA rolling around.