Google Warns Huawei’s Android Fork Could Leave the Door Open to Hackers

LASER_oneXM

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National security is at risk, Google tells the US govt
Huawei is currently developing its own operating system replace Android and Windows following the US government ban that forbids it from working with American companies.

And while this is pretty much the only way to go for Huawei given it’s no longer allowed to use Android, Google now warns that the Chinese company building its own OS could eventually affect national security.
A report from the Financial Times reveals that Google parent company Alphabet warned that the executive order signed by President Trump in May no longer allows the search giant to release Android patches to Huawei devices.
As a result, Huawei must build its own fork of Android, which would leave the door open to hackers because the Chinese firm doesn’t have the necessary know-how and tech to secure the platform against cyberattacks.
 

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Seems to me Google wants its cake & eat it too - Can't see that Huawei has much choice in the matter? I have spent a fair amount of time over the pond & have had a lovely Texan partner, but I do feel they have a ever so slightly paranoid view of the rest of the world, just maybe? :eek:
 
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Google began to feel worried that it would lose it is android control as hawawi may success to survive without android support from google
it will be a big slap to google and will create anew competitor to it beside IOS OS
it will has its stand alone OS and hardware
Google business may has a big damage too
 
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