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 coldtea on Thursday February 15, 2018 @03:22AM (#16382596)

>What doesn't add up is that, in the real world, you can't protect against every threat model. Its their job to protect the best they can. They can't tell Apple to stop building their phones in China, but they can simply say "Don't buy Huawei".

If the 'threat' was real, that makes as much sense as hardening one door in your house, when you have 4 other doors because "you can't protect against every threat model".

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Re:The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use ... by 013a on Thursday February 15, 2018 @10:47AM (#16384923)

No. It makes as much sense as securing the 4 doors because that's a relatively cost efficient way to implement basic security. But let's avoid strengthening all the walls with a titanium alloy to protect us when the threat brings a bulldozer to get in. That's expensive.

Asking Apple to manufacturer their phones outside of the US is a highly expensive action.

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