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China Decides iPhones Pose a National Security Risk (www.pcmag.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Employees at some Chinese ministries must stop using iPhones before the end of September.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Thing is, Huawei had a shitload of connections with the CCP. We’re speaking about funding, the owner was ex CCP, etc. It’s very much not like Xiaomi which is more a Chinese private company (with funding from companies like Qualcomm).

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So is basically every American tech company. I think its safe to assume that government has access of some sort to any entities that are physically present there. US has some scary gag laws that make whistleblowing almost impossible. Just look at Snowden and PRISM.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Yes, if it’s companies based in US they’re pretty much forced to do what FBI, etc mandates. And if they tell the media or something there’s gag orders in the law. For example Pavel Durov, from Telegram, said he was approached by the FBI during a visit to the US asking Telegram to implement back doors.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

One more reason I’m proud to be an American, where our tech companies have no ties or connections to the government.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Good one xD

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Doubt the US government is as evil as the CCP, one party that literally willingly caused massive famines costing millions of deaths.