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Why Huawei Gives the US and Its Allies Security Nightmares (technologyreview.com)
Perhaps the most insightful piece that sums up why the U.S. and its allies are apprehensive of using Huawei's products. Six reasons, we are just highlighting the pointers, click on the source story to read the description:
1. There could be "kill switches" in Huawei equipment.
2. ... That even close inspections miss.
3. Back doors could be used for data snooping.
4. The rollout of 5G wireless networks will make everything worse.
5. Chinese firms will ship tech to countries in defiance of a US trade embargo.
6. Huawei isn't as immune to Chinese government influence as it claims to be.
1. There could be "kill switches" in Huawei equipment.
2. ... That even close inspections miss.
3. Back doors could be used for data snooping.
4. The rollout of 5G wireless networks will make everything worse.
5. Chinese firms will ship tech to countries in defiance of a US trade embargo.
6. Huawei isn't as immune to Chinese government influence as it claims to be.
That's why we are to be afraid. Guess what, your mobile mandatory location identifying device (as required by US law) is a leash.
1. There most likely are "kill switches" in $USBRAND equipment.
2. ... That even close inspections miss.
3. Back doors are already being used for data snooping.
4. The rollout of 5G wireless networks will make everything worse.
5. US firms will ship tech to countries wherever the fuck they want regardless of anything else.
6. $USBRAND isn't immune to US government influence, period.
I fail to see a problem with Huawei in particular.
That's a nice piece of fake news, on par with the oft told story about the Soviet "peace" tractors that allegedly "destroyed" a million-strong Chinese invasion force in the 60s with megalasers from low Earth orbit.
I'm sure, however, that had such a thing as you described happened, it would have received ample coverage by the Indian press.
Care to find some links?
"could"
There could be all that stuff in products from other countries, too. Heck, even American products could have these things. Maybe America should just stop trading with everyone and jump incestuously in bed with itself, and hope its own manufacturers are completely honest and transparent, just as they have turned out to be so far in history...
Could indeed... Or maybe you should do it the old fashioned way, and actually find the person guilty before executing them.
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3. Back doors are already being used for data snooping.
Hell, FRONT doors are already being used for data snooping. Well you clicked "I agree", right?
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What US products? We have systematically destroyed 99% of our production capacity for the components that go into cell phones by allowing corporations to fire everyone and move production to other countries which allow workers to be so badly treated that they're slaves in all but name only.
The only part the USA plays in making a cell phone is some manufacturers assembling the parts here in order to get an "Assembled in the USA" label. We can't make enough of the components for any cell phone to qualify as "Made in the USA".
Nuff said.
But the USSR bought gas pipeline controller software and hardware from a US company. Apparently there were backdoors and kill switches in that.
Yes. And that tells me exactly what the US government expects to be to do to a "US made" phone.
From a western European perspective, neither is the US.
They've repeatedly attacked Europe economically - there's ample example, like the VW scandal (draconian fees & punishment against management by the US, but investigations are still sparse with respect to US manufacturers) and Monsanto/Bayer (funny how Monsanto's biochemistry suddenly became a problem, but only after they were bought up by a European company). Not to defend these companies, they fully deserve what befalls then; but the unilaterallity with which US authorities deal out punishment against foreign entities, opposed to domestic ones, is striking.
Then there are also a number of unequivocal statements from US administration, Trump for example, regarding "trade war with Europe".
So no, the US are definitely no more allies of Europe than China is.
And beyond ecinomics... well, if you're European, it's not like China is out to burn your home, rape your wife, kill your dog. They're on a different hemisphere for chrissake, there's noting to gain for them from indaving another, regardless of whether that's Europe or US. (FWIW, the only country that has a habit of doing that post-WW2, regularly, is the US.)
If you're the average west European, the only[*] thing China fights for is to sell you more stuff, cheaper than the rest (US or Europe). The only way you could equate this to a direct threat is if you still believe in trickle-down economy. And in that case, you're not only beyond any hope being saved; you also deserve the misery that comes your way.
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[*] That, and to buy massive amounts of land all over Africa and eastern Europe away from local population. But that's not a problem that's (a) limited to China, (b) attributed to technological or military superiority, and (c) not easily fixable by a simple law of local government authorities, if you can convince your government that it's a problem.
it's not like China is out to burn your home, rape your wife, kill your dog. They're on a different hemisphere for chrissake, there's noting to gain for them from indaving another, regardless of whether that's Europe or US. (FWIW, the only country that has a habit of doing that post-WW2, regularly, is the US.)
While I agree with your statement that the US has a nasty habit of invading foreign countries, China did a similar thing to Tibet "post-WW2".
Also, Russia shares the US habit of invading foreign countries, as demonstrated for example in Afghanistan and the Ukraine.
So, the basic lesson is: Don't trust any equipment that was manufactured or shipped through one of these aggressive nations.
Number 8 there is the big one.
The US could not care less about the actual hardware security, they just want access to the equipment no matter where it is.
Huawei has systematically refused to provide that access
So, the US advocates against people using them "for security reasons"
The US intelligence community is not elected. They have gone rogue and are not under the control of the democratically elected government. "This is like a spy novel.".
These are the same people who lied us into Iraq. In what possible way are they trustworthy?
Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!
They have no respect for freedom of speech
Neither does Europe.
Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!
The reason the US government doesn't steal foreign tech
Except the US government has done exactly that:
The report recommends “a multi-pronged, systematic effort to gather open source and proprietary information through overt means, clandestine penetration (through physical and cyber means), and counterintelligence” (emphasis added). In particular, the DNI’s report envisions “cyber operations” to penetrate “covert centers of innovation” such as R&D facilities.
The level of American hypocrisy makes me vomit every day.