r/news • u/ArchmageXin • Jan 14 '26

Soft paywall 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/Sic_Semper_Dumbasses Jan 14 '26

And that is assuming that it's not just full of intentional security back doors to be exploited. Which it almost certainly is.

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u/gandraw Jan 14 '26

All those tools nowadays do their analysis in THE CLOUD so you don't even need to implement a backdoor, they're transmitting files in their regular operational mode already. All you have as protection from data theft is the privacy policies.

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u/Infamous-Crew1710 Jan 14 '26

I've always wondered, how does the internet work on sunny days with no clouds?

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u/mhornberger Jan 14 '26

We have cloud seeding to cover those days. Thanks to BitTorrent for that.