U.S. warns European allies not to use potentially-compromised Chinese gear for 5G networks
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[–]wizzwizz4 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun - 5 years ago (6 children)
Let me guess: the US wants its European allies to use potentially-compromised US gear for 5G networks?
I'm being facetious – US gear is less likely to be compromised overtly than Chinese gear – but it's still potentially-compromised, whether by the US government, its agents, or malicious third-parties.
If a system's publicly funded, you shouldn't be hiding the code and hardware specs away! It needs to be reviewed by people who know what they're talking about!
[–]Tom_Bombadil 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago (5 children)
The US equipment is certain to be compromised with many more zero day vulnerabilities.
Snowden was unplugging corded telephones in a Hong Kong hotel in 2012.
China may have copied American products, but they don't know which secret command unlock which secret doors (God mode).
I bet the Israelis have them, though...
[–]wizzwizz4 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago (4 children)
Yeah, but that doesn't mean that the zero-days are used. And I doubt Chinese developers, some of which are even competent, would've copied wholesale the code; that's an easy way to get sued in the US.
[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago (3 children)
Yeah, but that doesn't mean that the zero-days are used.
They aren't used, until they are.
By then, it's too late. They got you.
[–]wizzwizz4 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun - 5 years ago (2 children)
Most zero days aren't deliberate. I should know; I've made enough of 'em.
[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago (1 child)
Well, that's not exactly a comforting statement. More than a few are there by design..
Who knows how many are currently used every day.
[–]wizzwizz4 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago (0 children)
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