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>no wonder China is banning government officials from using their devices. Do you actually think security is the reason they are being banned? I think the reas
by l33t7332273 3y ago
>no wonder China is banning government officials from using their devices.
Do you actually think security is the reason they are being banned? I think the reasons are far more political than technical.
- pyinstallwoes 3y agoTechnology is political.
- CatWChainsaw 3y agoHard truth for people to hear, here. So many insist that all technology is neutral. It's really satisfying to watch the super "enlightened/rational/logical" crowd react emotionally though.
- pmontra 3y agoTo foster your point, I quote a comment from another post on HN now > And the whole reason for the hydrogen burning [by SLS' engines] was to keep the space shuttle contractors jobs. Once again it's not a technical reason but a pork barrel one.
- bawolff 3y agoAll things are political and technology is a thing. That doesn't mean you can't analyze if a specific technical decision was made primarily on technical grounds/merit or if it is mostly a political one without a technical basis.
- pbhjpbhj 3y agoSame reason USA have forced Huawei to be banned around the place.
- m3kw9 3y agoSometimes even if they wanted to ban purely for security reasons, it would be blocked because it could trigger political repercussions, or seen as a offensive move by the opposition country
- postalrat 3y agoI just assume the weaknesses were made to be exploited by the US and other governments.
- cheese_van 3y ago>I think the reasons are far more political than technical. You may be right but sometimes the local optics track better when a political reason is given and the local authorities might also expect better compliance with political reasoning. Similarly, "We are getting pwned," never tracks well. There are solid reasons, long ago, why China stopped using Nortel.
- walterbell 3y ago> There are solid reasons, long ago, why China stopped using Nortel. Such as?
- pseudo0 3y agoThe two issues are intertwined, and from their perspective the real risk is likely relying on a US company during a time when US/China relations are quite tense. But Apple repeatedly having 0-click 0-day iMessage exploits being used in the wild certainly doesn't help. At a minimum it's a very good justification for them to move to a domestic solution like Huawei and HarmonyOS.