German Government Cybersecurity Chief: 'The Only Thing That Can Help Is Preventative Action'

DER SPIEGEL: Mr. Schönbohm, the German government has decided not to exclude Huawei from building networks for the next generation of mobile communications. Do you not see any risk in allowing this controversial Chinese company from participating in the construction of the 5G network in Germany? Schönbohm: I think the risk is manageable. There are essentially two fears: First, espionage -- i.e. that data will be siphoned off involuntarily. But we can counter that with improved encryption.