You can be skeptical of the narrative without being pro CCP. The Huawei “backdoors” everyone made a fuss about were neither worse nor better than the dozens of

You can be skeptical of the narrative without being pro CCP. The Huawei “backdoors” everyone made a fuss about were neither worse nor better than the dozens of bugs and backdoors in every other brand that have been found over the years. Mostly typical of poor SDLC of companies that primarily do hardware not software. Any large company is going to employ people who have served in various security services just by law of large numbers. For stuff like Telecom you also actively need people experienced with gov security standards to help you comply with them! Former experience with an agency can be super helpful with this. At least thats why several companies I’ve worked for (in FVEY countries) have hired from services - not so much for skills or connections but because they understand the compliance and certification processes. Not sure if people realise there are probably 50 Word, Powerpoint and compliance jockeys for every TAO operative in those places. I’m ok with the Huawei ban tbh but much of the press surrounding it seems bunk to me, frankly. I think I can recognise propaganda when I see it, at least when it relates to my field.