• Prove_your_argument@piefed.social
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    22 hours ago

    Zero chance of them not replacing or patching backdoors if another actor gets access.

    China having a backdoor into everybody’s intel systems is terrible. Nobody should have backdoors into our computers. There are no impartial, apolitical or morally or ethically positive organization out there. Bias is literally everywhere.

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      20 hours ago

      I didn’t say China having it was bad. I said the US having it is significantly worse. What’s China going to use it for against me? They can’t arrest me or anything.

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        19 hours ago

        Use your imagination as if you’re a spy agency.

        Maybe they use your system to generate illicit traffic that incriminates you, and then they offer to keep it secret or fix it so long as you go along with whatever objective you might be useful for.

        I literally don’t care what nation it is though. They’re all evil. If there’s a chance for them to use anybody anywhere to further their goals, they’ll take it.

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          11 hours ago

          That’s my point though. China has effectily no use for it for the average person. Sure, it is useful for people in ciritcal positions, but not the average person.

          For America, it’s useful for anyone. They can keep tabs on you to make sure you’re following along with what they want, and they actually have a reason to do something about it.

          Yes, they’re all evil. That’s why I’m less bothered by China and more by the US, because the US has a reason to be evil to me. China doesn’t really. If China gets access, the US has to fight that access, which benefits us all. Not because either side is good, but because what’s good for us also becomes useful for them.