Does this include phones?

[zuben el genub]

US Congress Rules Huawei a 'Security Threat' - Slashdot

 

[SamuraiBigEd]

Interesting...aren't iPhones made in China also? Hmmmmmm, food for thought.

 

[zuben el genub]

Report: Chinese Tech Firms Should Be Viewed With Suspicion, Barred From U.S. Networks | Threat Level | Wired.com

 

[zuben el genub]

Congress: Fear Chinese Networking Companies! But Ignore That China Makes All Our Networking Equipment! | Techdirt

Makes me want to go buy an unlocked Huawei phone.

 

[Bob Maxey]

Report: Chinese Tech Firms Should Be Viewed With Suspicion, Barred From U.S. Networks | Threat Level | Wired.com

I wish you had not posted the above link. I followed it and found all kinds of Wired articles about back doors here and there and everywhere. And the article about the FBI wanting back doors to your Skype and Facebook accounts.

Thank you for ruining my day, dag nabbit.

 

[Stuntman]

I wouldn't be surprised if the US government is already doing this with US companies.

 

[zuben el genub]

Supposedly Verizon and ATT already do have a back door. Apple has patented one app:
No shooting at protest? Police may block mobile devices via Apple — RT

I'm not going to stop using my phone over this. And I'll find an old Minox.

 

[SamuraiBigEd]

Two words-Big Brother

 

[Bob Maxey]

Supposedly Verizon and ATT already do have a back door. Apple has patented one app:
No shooting at protest? Police may block mobile devices via Apple — RT

I'm not going to stop using my phone over this. And I'll find an old Minox.

I perhaps can help you. Which model? Sub-mini or one of the amazing 35MM versions?

 

[SUroot]

It's a joke...

 

[!on]

Yep. Anything made by outsiders is a threat. In other news, our governments spy on our communications, they are a threat to public security. So by that logic: military thinks any cyber threat can be met with actual force, military is for protection of government AND* public, so military would strike it's own government?

* For those who think military aren't there to serve public, well don't you need the public for, erm, work & shiz?

Things like this make me think we've come to the end of our evolution as a race. Hopefully the stupidity will take us all before we nuke each other AND all the other lifeforms. It's someone else's turn to rule this earth.

 

[Gmash]

Old story, we were discussing this a long time ago. Came up again because 60 Minutes did a story.

Huawei probed for security, espionage risk - YouTube

To be fair, you can't really compare them to a western company. They have a Communist Party office right in their headquarters.

 

[Gmash]

Link to the old thread if anyone is interested.

http://androidforums.com/politics-current-affairs/282723-does-us-discriminate-against-huawei-moved-discussion.html