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Re:The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use ... by thomastjeffery on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @04:39PM (#16379694)
> Huawei has not made strides in the U.S. market in large part because of government concerns that the Chinese government can use its smartphones and other products for intelligence gathering.

This is a great opportunity for Huawei to be the first major manufacturer to have a totally open-source stack. It would be immediately unimpeachable; a feature that no other smartphone manufacturer has.

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Re:The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use ... by homero on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @05:16PM (#16380014)
They'll never get the modem from qualcomm, that thing has it's own os and can download and run anything
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Re:The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use ... by catpack on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @11:32PM (#16381917)
You do realize that they design and manufacturer their own modems, right?
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Re:The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use ... by homero on Thursday February 15, 2018 @12:41PM (#16385909)
Huawei has a soc? I swear they use mediatek

I stand corrected HiSilicon

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Re:The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use ... by vetrom on Thursday February 15, 2018 @03:28PM (#16387306)
HiSilicon is wholly owned by Huawei.
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