You just don't ******* with China . They do what they want, how they want and when they want.
Yeah how they stole the military designs, and building an airstrip in the disputed red sea. And also "hacking the us govt"
You just don't ******* with China . They do what they want, how they want and when they want.
Dude, that's what this is all about. These officials are not looking FOR backdoors, they are going to be installing their own, guaranteed!
Only that you wouldn't hear about it ...
Who is going to inspect it AFTER the Chinese "inspect" it to make sure ... well, I won't say much. I think I am being tracked
English is not my first language so please ignore me if I am mistaken but wouldn't it be better to write it as follows?:
"China is an increasingly important market…"
Dude, that's what this is all about. These officials are not looking FOR backdoors, they are going to be installing their own, guaranteed!
and building an airstrip in the disputed red sea
That's not "the EU". That's some stupid politicians in the EU.
But you are much to busy to correct this site.
It would be a full time job. (For no pay)
They want to make sure that there are no backdoors. That means examining things like hardware design and software code. It's invasive and, given China's lax regard for copyright, risky for Apple.
You just don't ******* with China . They do what they want, how they want and when they want.
You seem to claim that there was a back door on iMessage at some point. Any evidence for that or just pure speculation on your side? Could you at least give any sane reason why Apple would have a backdoor in iMessage? Because I can't think of one.
Come on guys. After all the NSA leaks I think it's completely fair for another country to want to ensure that they aren't being spied on this way. Just as we want to be sure Chinese technology isn't being used to spy on us. If I was Chinese I would expect my government to do these kinds of checks. Good on apple for allowing it to backup their stance that they don't allow their products to be used for spying.
English is not my first language so please ignore me if I am mistaken but wouldn't it be better to write it as follows?:
"China is an increasingly important market "
In being adamant about performing these security assessments of Apple's products, the cynic in me strongly suspects the Chinese government's insistence to do these checks as a condition of access to their market would give them a perfect opportunity to gain access to source code, and with their track record of enforcing, or even just respecting, IP claims, this can't be good for Apple.
But it is something Apple probably has to live with, if they want access to that huge market.
All right on the money here. There have been plenty of examples in the past of devices being infected with viruses at the manufacturing plant. I have no doubt that after China has time to pour over the code in iOS and the chipsets that the next conversation is with Foxconn. Does anyone doubt that China has the resources to compromise the iPhone hardware and/or software in a way that Apple couldn't detect? Given that the majority of the components are manufactured, and the final assembly is performed, in China they have ample opportunity to compromise every device that goes out the door.
The only thing that actually surprises me about any of this is that they needed Apple's cooperation to begin with.
Their is no way Apple should be giving into China communists. None of us need them and if China does go imagine all the great jobs that will come back to the western world.
This is not a "reasonable" thing at all but Apple capitulating so that they are allowed to sell products in China most likely. You really think the Chinese government's only interest in this this "inspection" is to protect privacy?