Most recently the editorsggtold you about the unpleasant situation surrounding smartphones
Let us remember that we were talking about loading onuser devices a special JSON file with a list of “stop words”, by which the phone blocks the output of relevant information to the user. Topics relating to the independence of China, the liberation of Tibet, etc. were censored; a total of 449 prohibited phrases.
In response to this, Xiaomi has officiallystated that its devices “do not censor user communications.” The statement stated that “Xiaomi adheres to the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).”
But now another Chinese manufacturer, namely Huawei, has decided to act proactively and make a similar official statement.
Huawei's word:
Huawei has always adhered to ethical principles,laws and regulations of the countries and regions in which it does business. Cybersecurity and privacy of information are the priorities of the company. Huawei has significant data protection achievements in over 170 countries and regions, serving over 3 billion users.
Huawei does not use or process data outside of devices... The company maintains a transparent policy regarding data from customers. They are kept to a minimum and are only used to improve user experience and personalize devices.
Just like other app stores,AppGallery in Huawei smartphones collects and processes only the necessary data. This allows users to search, install and manage third party applications.
Petal Search and App StoreAppGallery is certified according to European GDPR privacy standards. Huawei claims that all of these programs and applications are in the public domain, so users can download them. Huawei has verified their reliability to ensure that users can safely boot and operate on HMS devices.
We respect the laws of every country and region wherewe conduct activities. Therefore, we care about our customers, partners and all people who use our technologies and who are influenced by them. We pay special attention to data processing.
A commentgg
- With all due respect, absolutely all manufacturerstoday they use and process a lot of user data. This is necessary both to ensure their cloud storage and for the functioning of the ecosystem as a whole. It is impossible to force a smartphone to control a smart home without sending data from it to the company’s servers. Therefore, the statement highlighted in the text of Huawei itself looks a little strange;
- Streamlined phrase about respect for lawseach country(emphasis added) is a double-edged sword.For example, recently Apple and Google caved in to the demands of the Russian authorities and removed a certain “Navalny application” from their stores. You can talk as much as you like about respecting the laws of individual countries, but this situation will pinch Apple in the ass even more painfully. As soon as the company starts talking about scanning user content for compliance with the CSAM base again, it will quickly be reminded of “respect for the laws of the Russian Federation” and will ask how Apple will respond to the requirement to compare user photos with some other database under the threat of losing the market and criminal prosecution of employees.
In general, the statement of the Lithuanian intelligence services made more companies nervous than could have been expected from the very beginning. Editorialggkeeps his finger on the pulse and follows the situation with interest. Because declaring principles and observing them are two big differences, as they say in Odessa.
Source: Huawei
Illustrations: BBC
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