Question that I’ve been mulling over recently: My threat model dictates that I’m more likely to be surveilled by the US government than by the Chinese government. We can also assume that the Chinese government is not going to cooperate with the US government in any investigations of potential activist activity.
Would it not be best, then, to use a Chinese-made phone that, even though we know that information is going to China, we can also assume that any backdoors in the system are unknown to the US Gov?
I’m interested in everyone’s take on this.
Your huawei device will stick out like a sore thumb to networks, giving another vector to track you by.
Your huawei device may be subject to cutoff due to factors completely outside your control, impacting your ability to use it.
Consider getting a normal person phone and locking it down as much as you can then not using it when you need privacy. A shadow cast by nothing gives away the most well camouflaged animal.