Im sure the us uses its tech dominance to sway political opinions one way or another in my country (brazil). And spying on people is a requirement for that. It seems like an attitude in line with the history of the relations between us and brazil (and countless other countries). China probably tries that too, although i dont have a strong historical evidence for that disposition from china.
If you are American, you should buy Chinese tech because the Chinese government is more interested in spying on and controlling its own people than you.
If you are Chinese, you should buy American tech because the American government is more interested in spying on and controlling its own people than you.
zeca@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
nekbardrun@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
not disagreeing in any way, but just sharing reputable sources on that statement before anyone says it is a “conspiracy”:
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-33398388
aljazeera.com/…/us-spied-on-brazilian-president-a…
Also, given that we are almost 10 years afte this article, I’m pretty sure any sane person (by that I mean someone who is not bolsonarist) can see where the (predictive) article agrees or disagrees with reality (past brazilian news and even memory of events):
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 4 weeks ago
What if I travel to both countries? I am thinking xiaomi w/ custom ROM?
AeonFelis@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Get a Samsung to use in China and a Xiaomi to use in America.
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 4 weeks ago
Lol. Which do I use in Vietnam? Serbia? If I’m in Canada and Trump thrratens to invade, should I switch to the pixel for a week?
eleitl@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Can you still unlock the bootloader on Xiaomis? It was always a pain, but I’ve read they have completely locked them down now?
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 4 weeks ago
From what I hear you can either 1. Register with Xiaomi and try to unlock it once a month. 2. Slip a service center worker with special access like 100RMB or buy a pre-unlocked one on taobao. 3. Ask said worker to downgrade firmware, then, before they relock it, snatch phone and run out of the store.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
- Ask said worker to downgrade firmware, then, before they relock it, snatch phone and run out of the store.
Lmfao I just saw that video on reddit, it was so bizarre
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Seems like I’m fucked. Being Chinese-American means the US government is constantly suspicious of me being a “CCP Spy” and also the CCP has overseas illegal “police stations”, I’m getting fucked over by both sides. Just perfect