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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 6 Jun 2018

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Marco Rubio

      I want to write about this, but where to begin? Perhaps with the move to outsource the entire digital infrastructure to China, but with few controls? Way way beyond a Facebook problem. Also look beyond espionage concerns: most hardware has crappy security because it's cheaper.https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1004157494694903808 …

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      Marco RubioVerified account @marcorubio
      This could be a very big problem. If @Facebook granted Huawei special access to social data of Americans this might as well have given it directly to the government of #China https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/06/05/facebook-granted-devices-from-huawei-a-chinese-telecom-firm-special-access-to-social-data/ …
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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 6 Jun 2018

      I mean, of course Facebook (and Google) should be questioned about all this (they are the tech giants and no way are they unaware of all this) but this goes from all the devices to the chips in so many of things with hardcoded passwords, no updates to firmware, etc.

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 6 Jun 2018

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Granite Geek

      Yep. We have put basically negative price and privacy, security *and* stability of our digital infrastructure. Practically every financial incentive out there is to ignore or violate even the most basic protections.https://twitter.com/GraniteGeek/status/1004389527232933888 …

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      Granite Geek @GraniteGeek
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      It has crappy security partly because you and I and everybody else don't want to pay for security when we make our purchasing decisions. If Startup ZYX made a truly secure router, it would cost <bignum> more than the competition and die a quick business death.
      8:57 AM - 6 Jun 2018
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        2. Granite Geek‏ @GraniteGeek 6 Jun 2018
          Replying to @zeynep

          Part of the problem, I think, is that it's hard to measure and confirm good security in a device. So buyers discount security claims and stick with things they can confirm: Price, speed, etc.

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        3. next_ghost  💉 💉 💉‏ @next_ghost_cz 6 Jun 2018
          Replying to @GraniteGeek @zeynep

          It's also hard to confirm that a new house won't collapse on your head a week after you move in. We've solved that problem with mandatory safety inspections for new buildings.

          0 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
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        1.  ❤️ 🤍 💙 🌊 all folks, vote!‏ @yasegumi 6 Jun 2018
          Replying to @zeynep

          There are relatively secure devices out there, they do cost more, and people don’t buy them. All we can really do is secure ourselves one device at a time.

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