The Jamaica Gleaner posted an article on January 3, 2021, about Digicel refuting claims that China is spying on Jamaicans. Below are some key highlights:
- Chinese operatives are eavesdropping on mobile telephone calls being made by Jamaicans on the Digicel network, the departing top American diplomat here has alleged, opening the door for speculation on what Jamaican authorities may know.
- Tapia charged, during an exclusive interview with The Sunday Gleaner last week, that almost eight months after he took office in September 2019, then Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Digicel, Allison Cole-Philbert, admitted that the telecoms firm was aware that the Chinese were listening in on his mobile calls. The names of the executives were not disclosed.
- The Chinese Embassy declined to comment for this story. As an example, he said Jamaican banks would be cut off from their US counterparts and intelligence-sharing initiatives between Jamaica and the US would cease “if you can’t transmit data over a clean line”. But at the same time, you need to see what the consequences could be.”
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