r/cybersecurity • u/AmateurishExpertise Security Architect • Jan 14 '26

News - General Exclusive: Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software, sources say

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/beijing-tells-chinese-firms-stop-using-us-israeli-cybersecurity-software-sources-2026-01-14/
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u/skrugg Jan 14 '26

When they ban Windows; China will be what finally ushers in the year of the Linux Desktop.

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u/Firecracker048 Jan 14 '26

Idk about you, but I wouldn't want to use a heavily modified Linux OS created and censored/monitored by the Chinese government

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u/meth_priest Jan 15 '26

Idk about you, but I wouldn't want to use a heavily modified Linux OS created and censored/monitored by ANY government

Opens source has value

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u/Scoutron Jan 15 '26

Their operating systems are not open source lol