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Re:Huawei Mate 30 phones launch without Google apps by xwolfi on Thursday September 19, 2019 @01:19PM (#21018368)
Dude the US spied on the undersea fiber to steal contract from companies in my (democratic) country.

Say what you want about the chinese, but they're not the only ones playing that game.

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Re:Huawei Mate 30 phones launch without Google apps by truculent on Thursday September 19, 2019 @06:11PM (#21021244)
> but they're not the only ones playing that game.

The original comment is literally comparing Huawei favouably to US counterparts, though

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Re:Huawei Mate 30 phones launch without Google apps by sixothree on Thursday September 19, 2019 @01:40PM (#21018592)
To be fair, it's an important aspect of security discussions.
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Re:Huawei Mate 30 phones launch without Google apps by bad_user on Thursday September 19, 2019 @02:08PM (#21018871)
There's nothing interesting here.

China is not a liberal democracy and is guilty of many human rights violations.

If you want to use Huawei devices, go ahead, it's a personal choice, but preferring Chinese devices for security or privacy reasons is just plain stupid.

And the parent's argument is textbook whataboutism.

Yes, the US has active spying agencies. Irrelevant for the topic being discussed.

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Re:Huawei Mate 30 phones launch without Google apps by doorslammer on Friday September 20, 2019 @01:48AM (#21023623)
"guilty of many human rights violation"

the history excludes any other country but China.. is that what you meant?

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Re:Huawei Mate 30 phones launch without Google apps by throwaway8743 on Thursday September 19, 2019 @03:33PM (#21019795)
So then what’s the difference between “whataboutism” and “perspective?”

To me, OP put things in perspective.

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Re:Huawei Mate 30 phones launch without Google apps by crumpets on Thursday September 19, 2019 @06:15PM (#21021293)
Not related? Tapping an undersea cable doesn't compromise encrypted traffic.

Unless it looks like the NSA gets Apple and Google to put in back-doors, the products are still significantly safer than Huawei which is just an arm of the government.

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