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Interesting how everybody thinks russian phone should come with a backdoor. Nobody ever have ever seen a russian phone/whatever with backdoor, but is sure that it will be there. Propaganda works
PS And I'm not even saying that ios/android devices phone home on US servers since their start and most people accept it as a proper thing
PPS Just a note, no need for holy war.
“The FSB will have access [to users’ information]. We don’t have the right to sell phones on the market in any other way – otherwise, the devices could be used by terrorists, criminals,” said Chemezov.
Mind you, living in the UK, I would rather be spied on by the Russian government than my own (or American, which is pretty much the same thing).
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Yeah, right... How many russian phones do you know? To me, only YotaPhone is known (even though it was recently sold abroad, IIRC)
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Yeah, right... How many russian phones do you know? To me, only YotaPhone is known (even though it was recently sold abroad, IIRC), but this statement is relevant for the whole russian market:
Sure, the statement has since been dismissed as a "poorly translated and taken out of context", but the genie is out of the bottle. What other reaction would anyone expect after revealing such info...
You are definitely entitled to this opinion; I have it the other way around. I am always astonished by such claims, but I am glad they exist - it is always good to push your government to better privacy protection - on the other hand, people should really read up on the history of the pre-1989 Eastern block and appreciate how lucky they are they didn't (or don't) live there. Being aware of the history of my country, I would definitely be rather spied on by US government than the Russian one. Of course, the history of the Iron Curtain is not very known in the UK or in the US (it is not even broadly known or taught in schools in my country), so the misconceptions are understandable, however, people should be reminded once in a while (hence my post).
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on the other hand, people should really read up on the history of the pre-1989 Eastern block and appreciate how lucky they are they didn't (or don't) live there. Being aware of the history of my country, I would definitely be rather spied on by US government than the Russian one.
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