Re:Huawei 5G kit must be removed from UK by 2027
by someperson on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @09:18AM
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It's worth noting that Qihoo 360 owns the Opera Web Browser, which incidentally offers a Free VPN to protect your privacy. The Qihoo 360 Browser, Tencent QQ Browser and Xiaomi smartphone's native browser all reportedly blocks the GitHub "996.icu" repository [1]. It seems likely such client-side censorship also reports the attempted access to the Chinese government authorities for further investigation.
Other than the risks of using Opera (and other software like AirDroid, TikTok, WeChat etc), the main way I currently see users outside China being affected by similar issues is if they use Chinese Android devices, including grocery store smartphones, or those popular HDMI android dongles.
China's export of technological-enabled totalitarianism and surveillance states (especially to developing countries) is accelerating.
Other than the risks of using Opera (and other software like AirDroid, TikTok, WeChat etc), the main way I currently see users outside China being affected by similar issues is if they use Chinese Android devices, including grocery store smartphones, or those popular HDMI android dongles.
China's export of technological-enabled totalitarianism and surveillance states (especially to developing countries) is accelerating.
[1] https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3029260/chinese-...