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All Chinese companies are possible PRC assets: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/05/huawei-would-have-to-give-data-to-china-government-if-asked-experts.html https:/

by mthoms 4y ago

All Chinese companies are possible PRC assets: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/05/huawei-would-have-to-give-data-to-china-government-if-asked-experts.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/05/huawei-would-have-to-give-da... Note - I'm not commenting about whether these guys are PRC assets or not. Or whether there is anything nefarious going on at all. I'm just pointing out that they could be compelled to become assets, even if that's against their wishes.

dancemethis 4y ago
I mean, and all US companies are possible NSA/CIA assets. Which is kinda worse because it was already proven more than once. Snowden and PRISM, anyone?
- mthoms 4y ago
  Kinda worse? That's highly debatable. It's just a different risk profile. I personally don't expect the US government to take an interest in my activities, but I'm not as convinced about the Chinese for various reasons. More to your point, as far as I'm aware, individuals can't be forced under law to cooperate with US intelligence. In China, individuals have to cooperate - by law - and the penalties for non-compliance are harsh. In the case of an open source project maintained by individuals, that's an important consideration.