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Can you trust Chinese computer equipment?

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Re: Can you trust Chinese computer equipment?

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No, but it's a start. Raises the barrier, especially in a potential future crisis where the PRC is disconnected from the net.

> especially in a potential future crisis where the PRC is disconnected from the net. I don't follow. How does blocking out-bound traffic from going to China going to help you in a future where China is no longer even connected to the 'net?

Damned if I can figure it out now (time for bed) ... let me return to your question in the morning and see if I can remember my reasoning and if it still makes sense.

Re: Can you trust Chinese computer equipment?

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post #30
post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, but it's a start. Raises the barrier, especially in a potential future crisis where the PRC is disconnected from the net.

> especially in a potential future crisis where the PRC is disconnected from the net. I don't follow. How does blocking out-bound traffic from going to China going to help you in a future where China is no longer even connected to the 'net?

Ah, now I think I remember what I was thinking:

If you force the PRC to establish command and control nodes outside of the country, then you're more likely to know of them ahead of disconnecting the whole country, plus their MO in setting them up and using them, so that finding the inevitable sleeper nodes will be easier.

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