US says it can prove Huawei has backdoor access to mobile-phone networks

Re:US says it can prove Huawei has backdoor access to mobile... by jessaustin on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @04:52PM (#22313202)

If you're not in their jurisdiction, or neighboring jurisdictions (I've heard some rumors of events in e.g. Vietnam), they're not going to do anything to you. USA cannot make the same claim.

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Re:US says it can prove Huawei has backdoor access to mobile... by kube-system on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @05:31PM (#22313538)

Private information can absolutely be used to coerce/blackmail/extort/compromise/propagandize from abroad. It happens many thousands of times every day.

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Re:US says it can prove Huawei has backdoor access to mobile... by jessaustin on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @06:41PM (#22313990)

I wouldn't be surprised if the Chinese state did this and much worse. Governments are evil, film at eleven.

However, if this intercontinental extortion were so common, I suspect we would have heard of a single case by now.

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Re:US says it can prove Huawei has backdoor access to mobile... by kube-system on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @07:57PM (#22314416)

Extortion specifically? How about the Bezos extortion case?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/21/revealed-the-s...

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Re:US says it can prove Huawei has backdoor access to mobile... by jessaustin on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @08:48PM (#22314651)

That link seems to refer to the actions of some other nation, which nation is considered by many foolish people to be an ally of USA. But sure, if I were worth twelve figures and I didn't want my wife to find out about my mistress, I would avoid recording my infidelity on electronic devices.

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