[kefka]

This makes a great reason to buy Chinese equipment. Do that, it might be substandard, but you preserve your freedom.

[cordite]

Unless of course their equivalent of the NSA doesn't install something that runs next to the firmware independently.

> http://www.infoworld.com/article/2608141/internet-privacy/sn...

[dingaling]

At this point in history I fear less the Chinese government intercepting my data than I do my own ( UK )...

[nine_k]

It's a nice option as long as it (1) is still legal to buy and use in the US and (2) Chinese government does not cripple it even harder than US government, just in different ways.

[anonbanker]

So far so good on both counts.

[anonbanker]

I stick to Rockchip and Mediatek, myself.

An 8-core MT6592 with 4gb RAM makes for a fantastic laptop. And China isn't sharing their backdoors with the Five Eyes, if they have them at all.