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Re:Seagate hit with $300M penalty for selling sanctioned sto... by 2Gkashmiri on Thursday April 20, 2023 @09:48AM (#35639852)
Last I know, there is no tangible evidence linking documented backdoors in huawei network equipment. If my memory serves me right, huawei was ahead of others in 5G and american and other companies saw that as a threat and suddenly huawei equipment had unknown backdoors and suspicions.

I would be happy to be proved wrong but how does being funded or managed or owned by PRC influence anything unless there are actual backdoors?

Just because huawei is funded by PRC does that make them guilty?

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Re:Seagate hit with $300M penalty for selling sanctioned sto... by edgyquant on Thursday April 20, 2023 @10:02AM (#35640087)
When national security is at stake you can’t trust your literal greatest rival to build your infrastructure. I really don’t think people making arguments like this are being honest, they just can’t be.
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