ouch. Six top US intelligence chiefs caution against buying Huawei phones

[agmsr]

Fair point on NSA. I'd only buy Apple or Google phones, because at least they oversee the HW/SW and could potentially block Chinese spying (if not US spying). Maybe Blackberry is the answer...

 

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

The question is whether I will keep buying them.

Sure if they make what I want. If they stopped doing so, then I won't.

 

[nelamvr6]

Re: ouch. Six top US intelligence chiefs caution against buying Huawei phones

Getting the P20/P11 when it comes out, the US has presented zero solid evidence so far and lengthy investigations on Huawei+ZTE a few years ago turned up nothing. Funny how these brands could be trusted in Canada, Europe, and Japan but not the US? All these bans/sanctions/words of caution without presenting anything speak very poorly for the US.

Those brands being trusted by other countries doesn't at all indicate that they are trustworthy.

The Chinese government has been caught red handed numerous times spying and otherwise behaving badly.

IMHO one would be very foolish to buy one of these phones.

 

[dov1978]

Re: ouch. Six top US intelligence chiefs caution against buying Huawei phones

Those brands being trusted by other countries doesn't at all indicate that they are trustworthy.

The Chinese government has been caught red handed numerous times spying and otherwise behaving badly.

IMHO one would be very foolish to buy one of these phones.

Yep and the US have been caught doing the same countless times but I bet you'd still buy a phone there

 

[hoola#AC]

Keeping my mate 9! Now only if I would get the oreo pushed to my phone! Frequent Updates suck from Huawei but I like their hardware.

 

[wlonsdale]

Re: ouch. Six top US intelligence chiefs caution against buying Huawei phones

Getting the P20/P11 when it comes out, the US has presented zero solid evidence so far and lengthy investigations on Huawei+ZTE a few years ago turned up nothing. Funny how these brands could be trusted in Canada, Europe, and Japan but not the US? All these bans/sanctions/words of caution without presenting anything speak very poorly for the US.

How do you know what the government has? You can't compare the US to any of those other countries. They have nothing worth stealing

 

[wlonsdale]

Re: ouch. Six top US intelligence chiefs caution against buying Huawei phones

It's only a problem for the USA apparently. The rest of our governments and carriers are more than happy to let us buy and use Huawei phones. I'll be switching from the Note 8 to the Mate 10 Pro any day now and don't intend to take any notice of the scare stories. Loved my P10 and I'm sure I'll be even happier with the Mate

Yes, because no other country has anything to offer to China. The US is the world's police force and we have secrets

 

[wlonsdale]

Obama didn't care.

 

[wlonsdale]

But they don't have a direct connection to the Chinese government like Huawei

 

[wlonsdale]

Maybe but that doesn't change the fact that Huawei is in bed with the Chinese government directly. People need to make informed comments, not conspiracy theories

 

[wlonsdale]

Re: ouch. Six top US intelligence chiefs caution against buying Huawei phones

Ridiculous how? You have friends in the NSA or FBI I take it? Or are you just gullible?

 

[wlonsdale]

Google <> Chinese government is any way!

 

[wlonsdale]

How do you know? Do you really think they'd tell you?

 

[wlonsdale]

It's quite a bit different for the US Government to spy on it's citizens than the Chinese government to spy on US citizens. You must be a millennial

 

[wlonsdale]

Re: ouch. Six top US intelligence chiefs caution against buying Huawei phones

If I am a US citizen, I trust my OWN government over a Communist government any day!

 

[Javier P]

This thread needs a time out. Temporarily closed for moderator review.

 

[Almeuit]

This thread will remain closed. While it is about Huawei phones it is more so about the politics behind it. We have a specific forum dedicated to this since we like to keep all political talk in one section.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/politics/

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