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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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