The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use Huawei phones

Re:The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use ... by prklmn on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @06:16PM (#16380468)

I’d venture to say 98% of the US population couldn’t tell you if Xiaomi was a tech company or a Chinese food dish.

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Re:The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use ... by seanmcdirmid on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @06:29PM (#16380576)

Considering that the name literally means little rice, they wouldn't be necessarily wrong. (at least it isn't 小蜜, which has a different meaning...)

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Re:The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use ... by eridius on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @06:20PM (#16380498)

That's true of Huawei and ZTE too, and yet the government thought it was worth saying don't buy their phones, so I'm not sure what your point is.

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Re:The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use ... by prklmn on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @06:34PM (#16380616)

My point is that Xiaomi phones are not popular in the US, at all. Xiaomi had zero official distribution in the US up until recently when they started selling directly on amazon. ZTE and Hauwei phones have been sold through official distribution channels for a while. ZTE phones are given away or nearly given away for free to every cricket wireless customer.

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Re:The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use ... by free652 on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @09:27PM (#16381478)

I am more aware of Xiaomi than Hauwei. ZTEs were around, but those are garbage phones. I know that Xiaomi makes phones, smart bands and a smart tv. I literally had no idea what Hauwei was making until I looked up right now.

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Re:The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use ... by emodendroket on Thursday February 15, 2018 @06:56AM (#16383336)

Huawei made one of the Nexus phones.

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