Cisco's John Chambers to Obama: Rein in the NSA - THE US INDEPENDENT : THE US INDEPENDENT
Cisco's John Chambers to Obama: Rein in the NSA - THE US INDEPENDENT : THE US INDEPENDENT:
Cisco System Inc. CEO John Chamberspenned a letter to President Barack Obamainsisting he retrench surveillance activities by the National Security Agency after evidence surfaced that the agency intercepting Cisco equipment and loading it with surveillance software before sending it on its way, Re/code reported.
Chambers urges the President in a letter dated May 15 to create “new standards of conduct” surrounding how the NSA executes its global surveillance, warning of a decreased confidence in the U.S. tech industry.
“We ship our products globally from inside as well as outside the United States, and if these allegations are true, these actions will undermine confidence in our industry and in the ability of technology companies to deliver products globally,” Chambers wrote.
In a separate blog post dated May 13, Cisco General Counsel Mark Chandlerwrote that the company does not cooperate with governments to “weaken our products.”
Cisco reported a 7 percent drop in orders from emerging countries in its most recent quarterly earnings, according to the article. Orders from Brazil fell 27 percent and orders from Russia fell 28 percent.
