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Are Chinese Drones as Threatening as Huawei?

Written by SecureWorld News Team | Fri | Jun 21, 2019 | 12:45 PM Z

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... China.

There are new warnings about drones spying on Americans, because 75% of drones are made in China. 

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And some believe that's allowing the Chinese government to collect intelligence on our physical and economic infrastructure. 

Nextgov reports:

The government needs to spur a "Manhattan Project-style investment" in America’s unmanned aircraft industry to combat the economic and national security threats posed by Chinese drone manufacturers, a cybersecurity expert told lawmakers.

"These foreign drones are exploiting us and putting... our American businesses and government organizations at risk," National Defense University Professor Harry Wingo said Tuesday. "These threats should not and cannot be ignored."

In an exchange with Ranking Member Ed Markey, D-Mass., Wingo said the threats from Chinese drones resemble those posed by Huawei, the Chinese telecom titan the White House is trying to effectively blacklist from U.S. markets.

Interested in the threats posed by Huawei, and how they may be similar to those from Chinese drones?

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