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Posted by Franz Grieser
Dec 8, 2020 at 09:57 PM
satis wrote:
>If a Chinese company wants to sell me a product into which I’d pour
>personal information,
Where was your computer built? And your smartphone?
Posted by satis
Dec 9, 2020 at 02:41 AM
Manufacturing location of hardware is irrelevant to my personal data… unless you have some insight into data exfiltration somehow implanted into those billions of devices.
Posted by Franz Grieser
Dec 9, 2020 at 08:27 AM
satis wrote:
>Manufacturing location of hardware is irrelevant to my personal data…
>unless you have some insight into data exfiltration somehow implanted
>into those billions of devices.
No, I haven’t.
But spearfishing by implanting eavesdropping hardware in computers delivered to a particular person is something that has happened. At least, that’s what crypto experts such as Bruce Schneier say.
Posted by satis
Dec 9, 2020 at 10:42 PM
A couple of focused state-sponsored attacks on a handful of server machines has absolutely nothing to do with what we’re discussing here, however.
Posted by rafael costacurta
Dec 10, 2020 at 11:57 AM
I wonder if those who are so worried about what a Chinese company can do with their data, if they remember why Edward Snowden has been a refugee in Russia for years. Tip: It’s not about China