Re:China drops leading technology brands for state purchases
by fauigerzigerk on Thursday February 26, 2015 @11:34AM
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And why are you assuming that European spy agencies are less inclined to spy? The Bundestrojaner made it pretty obvious that German authorities have no qualms about it and the UK ... well, I guess I don't have to elaborate on the UK. What makes the US special is its global reach, not its particularly evil intentions.
The choice that I would like to have is a radically more transparent, pluralistic design, development and production process. We need many eyes from all kinds of different people on every single piece of hardware and software. We won't get that by having one government take action against another one. This needs to be a global initiative.
Re:China drops leading technology brands for state purchases
by happyscrappy on Thursday February 26, 2015 @09:25AM
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Or closing US military bases.
That does not imply rolling back globalisation or division of labor nor is it aiming at national self-sufficiency, it's about competition and having choices.
It's virtually impossible to evade US-american or chinese products if you want to buy a modern electronic consumer device. That is what should change in my opinion.