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double standard? I dont recall seeing any of the Bluecoat (Symantec now) CEO's cuffed at the airport when hackers found Bluecoat hardware in Syria... https://
by nimbius 8y ago
double standard? I dont recall seeing any of the Bluecoat (Symantec now) CEO's cuffed at the airport when hackers found Bluecoat hardware in Syria...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Coat_Systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Coat_Systems
It seems like the US Government has a serious axe to grind with Huawei.
- cedivad 8y agoAnd HN plays its part with the downvotes.
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoI flagged this one as a dup, not for content.
- nimbius 8y agosorry about that, I duplicate posted by accident after realizing I hadnt whitelisted hn for cookies when switching back to firefox. dupe deleted. but seriously, just google ITAR violations and youll find a litany of other american companies that have been made to pay fines for violations and allowed to continue business as normal with no sanctions, no boycotts. https://spacenews.com/37071us-satellite-component-maker-fined-8-million-for-itar-violations/ https://spacenews.com/37071us-satellite-component-maker-fine... https://www.strtrade.com/news-publications-ITAR-AECA-violations-062314.html https://www.strtrade.com/news-publications-ITAR-AECA-violati... its just Huawei for some reason that sticks in the craw of DC, and has for months now starting with senators insisting they should be boycotted, to a defense procurement boycott that extends to DOD contractors, and eventually the evangelism of a boycott that extends to AT&T and others. Im genuinely curious what caused it? because the trade violation just seems convenient.
- jhall1468 8y agoBluecoat was the vendor in this case. They sold software to an intermediary that then sold it to Syria. The intermediary was fined for the exchange.