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I have a strong suspicion this is why they are so down on Huawei, to the point of outright leaning on the British government. Not because the Chinese are tappi
by JulianMorrison 7y ago
I have a strong suspicion this is why they are so down on Huawei, to the point of outright leaning on the British government.
Not because the Chinese are tapping it, but because they aren't.
- S_A_P 7y agoDo you mean in addition to the Chinese tapping it the americans are unable to? I would agree if that is what you mean. I would also add that in hindsight, it looks like Huawei is the same arrangement as Crypto.
- JulianMorrison 7y agoThe UK government argument has been "we're not putting this stuff where a Chinese wiretap would get them anything", as I understand it, it's isolated to low security contexts. And they want Huawei because it's technically superior (needs fewer masts). The panicky US response makes most sense if the reply they can't say out loud is "but you're putting it in places where it interferes with our wiretapping!" This is probably not accidental.
- maqp 7y agoThere's nothing that prevents the US government from hacking Chinese TelCo equipment. Thus I think it's more likely it's about traditional competition. Of course it's cheaper to put a "NOBUS" backdoor than to hack systems and estabilish presistence on Chinese HW.