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This argument is stupid, self-centered, and entirely made up the author... "Without Google, Huawei's are more likely to have malware, and therefore important th
by tabs_masterrace 7y ago
This argument is stupid, self-centered, and entirely made up the author... "Without Google, Huawei's are more likely to have malware, and therefore important things might get leaked, and leaks are the most essential threat to national security as we all know."
No, common.. the reason Google thinks its a bad idea to block Android it's because the Chinese don't care. They just fork Android yes, and that's it. Congratulations, you brexited yourself out of the Smartphone-OS market in China. Where you once had integration and some influence, you are now removing yourself as a dependency.
- duxup 7y agoIt feels like such a tenuous argument you could argue the government should hand Google over to Apple to improve security ...
- mtgx 7y agoBesides, Huawei's phones were already banned in federal agencies and Pentagon since last year. So I'm really not sure what Google is trying to say with this "national security threat" at all.
- DiogenesKynikos 7y agoThe entire "national security" argument that the administration is making fails on this observation. Trump is effectively banning Huawei from selling Chinese people phones that contain American parts ... in order to protect American national security? The whole argument doesn't add up. It's obviously a tactic to force the Chinese government to yield in the trade talks, as Trump himself has openly stated.