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发帖数: 1034 | 1 By William Neilson Jr September 26, 2014
Several months ago, the Chinese government prohibited all state agencies
from using any Apple products. The fear was that Apple hardware was being
used by the Western world to find state secrets in China. Apple, has of
course, denied these claims multiple times. One specific reason for this
fear from China stems from the NSA being caught spying on Huawei, one of the
largest local smartphone manufacturers.
Huawei, a supplier of networking gear, has for years fended off
allegations from the U.S. that it secretly spies for the Chinese government.
But last year the dispute appeared turned on its head when leaks alleged
the U.S. had been secretly spying on China. Not only had the U.S. National
Security Agency hacked into Chinese telecommunication companies, but also
spied on the communications of Huawei executives, according to documents
from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. - PCWorld
Now we can add Samsung to the banned list in China. Samsung devices have
been banned from use by Chinese state officials. Much like the reasons that
Apple was added to the banned list, the Chinese government is claiming that
they have security concerns with Samsung devices.
This means that Huawei, already one of the largest smartphone makers in
China (and world), is the new official mobile device provider for Chinese
officials and state employees. Let’s not also forget that Chinese officials
were previously barred from installing Windows 8 on their devices.
As PhoneArena points out, it is also likely that the Chinese government
added Samsung to the banned list to try and boost the development of some
local manufacturers.
Speaking of a local Chinese manufacturer, Xiaomi, a leading China smartphone
company, is currently under investigation by the Taiwanese government to
determine whether Xiaomi is a cyber security threat.
The government began performing independent tests on Xiaomi phones after
reports in recent months that some models automatically send user data back
to the firm’s servers in mainland China, Gin-Shian Lou, a director at
Taiwan’s National Communications Commission, said on Wednesday. - Reuters
This is not the first time that Xiaomi has faced allegations of security
leaks. In August, a Finnish security company found proof that Xiaomi was
collecting address book data without permission. Xiaomi has also been
accused of sending copies of text messages back to servers in China.
The sending of data back to servers in China is one of the reason that
companies such as Google have opted not to situate servers in China. Apple,
on the other hand, began to store users’ personal data on servers in China
last month.
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According to the Taiwan National Communications Commission, the test results
of Xiaomi phones should be made public soon. Until then, Taiwan continues
to view Chinese technology with suspicion. Taiwan’s police force has
recently encouraged employees not to use WeChat, the mobile messaging app
developed by Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings. |
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