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The good news is that Huawei already sucked at making security updates and even claimed to have updated, but hadn't, so it's no huge loss. https://www.wired.com
by ErikCorry 7y ago
The good news is that Huawei already sucked at making security updates and even claimed to have updated, but hadn't, so it's no huge loss.
https://www.wired.com/story/android-phones-hide-missed-security-updates-from-you/ https://www.wired.com/story/android-phones-hide-missed-secur...
- ErikCorry 7y agoHere's another part of the story. Huawei were not able to show what they used to build their software. When they tried, the end result did not match the source code they said they were using: https://commsrisk.com/interpreting-huaweis-failed-uk-security-audit/ https://commsrisk.com/interpreting-huaweis-failed-uk-securit...
- craigsmansion 7y agoFair enough, but reproducible builds are hard, especially on an OS scale. And I'm all for demanding verifiability, but why should manufacturers from particular regions be singled out? Just because the US is trying to fan their domestic "reds under the bed" paranoia for political reasons?
- mendelmaleh 7y agoI don't agree. Android builds aren't that big