- Democratic Senator Mark Warner says in a statement that he wrote letters to Alphabet (GOOG -1.2%)(GOOGL -1.2%) and Twitter (TWTR -1.2%) requesting more information on data sharing agreements with Chinese vendors.
- Warner, vice chair of the Intelligence Committee, says that since 2012 “the relationship between the Chinese Communist Party and equipment makers like Huawei and ZTE (HK:0763) has been an area of national security concern.”
- Warner asked Alphabet CEO Larry Page if the company has “third party partnerships” with ZTE, Lenovo, or TCL and whether it conducted audits to ensure the proper treatment of consumer data.
- Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was asked about relationships with Huawei and the ones Alphabet was asked about.
- Alphabet has previously disclosed strategic partnerships with mobile device makers including Huawei and Xiaomi and with tech platform Tencent.
- Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) admitted on Tuesday that it had a data sharing agreement with at least four Chinese vendors but said it would end the deal with Huawei by week’s end.
- Previously: WSJ: Congress doesn't like Google's relationship with Huawei (June 7)
- Now read: The Diminutive Billion Buyback
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