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Re:US says it can prove Huawei has backdoor access to mobile... by crmrc114 on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @11:22AM (#22310101)
NSA: Yeah, their spyware install totally broke our spyware install!!1!

Joking, but I honestly wonder- If the software is compiled in California... and the hardware is made in China. You could have two implants in the same gear. Now that's Thinking Green! Twice the government implants in one product.

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Re:US says it can prove Huawei has backdoor access to mobile... by SAI_Peregrinus on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @12:52PM (#22310946)
"US says it can prove Huawei has lawful intercept access to mobile-phone networks" would be a better headline.
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Re:US says it can prove Huawei has backdoor access to mobile... by blattimwind on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @12:57PM (#22310988)
Because Huawei is a global law-enforcement agency and hence can claim lawful interception on all equipment it sells? Doesn't make any sense.
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Re:US says it can prove Huawei has backdoor access to mobile... by SAI_Peregrinus on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @02:54PM (#22312159)
Why does it make sense for Cisco then? China is certainly a law enforcement agency, with just as much right to require it as the US does under CALEA (local US law).
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Re:US says it can prove Huawei has backdoor access to mobile... by dependenttypes on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @02:36PM (#22311993)
Is NSA a global law-enforcement agency? https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/photos-of-an-nsa...
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Re:US says it can prove Huawei has backdoor access to mobile... by geggam on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @03:01PM (#22312214)
Completely depends on the abilities of the military which enforce the rule.

Violence tends to be the way nations define rules outside their own borders.

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Re:US says it can prove Huawei has backdoor access to mobile... by ieS7rpVU on Thursday February 13, 2020 @09:07AM (#22317794)
Inside their own borders as well. States are creatures of violence. They are created by violence and require continuous violence to remain in existence.
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Re:US says it can prove Huawei has backdoor access to mobile... by Dylan16807 on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @03:47PM (#22312641)
"lawful intercept access" is the name of the feature, in that sentence.
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