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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.

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...

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.