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At the time of writing, it has only implicitly been mentioned in the comments here about the security risks this OS might have. We know that Google has a very
by phantom_oracle 7y ago
At the time of writing, it has only implicitly been mentioned in the comments here about the security risks this OS might have.
We know that Google has a very close relationship to the US government w.r.t surveillance.
Apple claims to be "fighting" it, whether as PR or genuine.
Huawei on the other hand is deeply intertwined with the Chinese government and their policies should give an indication that backdoors and total surveillance will be passed into the OS.
I don't see this OS succeeding beyond China though. US companies still dominate the app market outside China. No WhatsApp = no thanks; to the majority of the developing world.
- metachris 7y agoThe Chinese government can force cooperation from any company operating in China for any kind of data access, without court ruling or any due process. This basically means the Chinese government will have direct data access to phones running Huawei's OS. See also https://www.ft.com/content/282f8ca0-3be6-11e9-b72b-2c7f526ca5d0 https://www.ft.com/content/282f8ca0-3be6-11e9-b72b-2c7f526ca...
- ebog 7y ago> I don't see this OS succeeding beyond China though. I wouldn't be so sure. Obviously it would be an uphill battle for the OS to compete in the US or Europe, but anywhere that doesn't have clear smartphone dominance yet (ie most of India or Africa) is fair game. Huawei already has a strong foothold in both of those places, and the Chinese government is not opposed to strong-arming them into sticking with Huawei infrastructure.
- tsunamifury 7y agoWe know that Google has a very close relationship to the US government w.r.t surveillance. [Citation needed]