<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Thanks for starting the debate.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div>I think this is a trade war instigated by a madman<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Definitely there is a reliance on Global tech, but making trade-war sabre rattling around consumer products is not dealing with the issues involved. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Its weird the focus is on Google and Android while Huawei has got components in telecom networks around the world. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Its possible for anyone to backdoor components. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Its easy to throw these accusations around and there is little scrutiny when pointing at the traditional bad guys. Remember supermicro? <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/05/bloomberg-submitted-big-hack-story-award/?utm_term=.4c1c59bb4bb5" class="">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/05/bloomberg-submitted-big-hack-story-award/?utm_term=.4c1c59bb4bb5</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">There are also western companies doing the same thing. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I think resorting to not importing tech from other countries is not viable. The only solution would be very hard: open hardware, transparent procurement, controls in the supply chain, and much vigilance.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best, </div><div class="">Alex</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 21 May 2019, at 04:28, Kelvin Kariuki via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" class="">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Dear Listers,<br class="">I hope this email finds you well, this is the current trending topic, I'd like to here your views on this topic from a Policy Perspective.<br class=""><br class="">Are we overrelying on Global Techs? What are the possible repercussions if they pull out on us? Should Global Techs be declared Dominant to balance the market and reduce the risks of a failure? Feel free to add more questions. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Looking forward to your views on this. <br clear="all" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div>-- <br class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div class="">Best Regards,<br class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><font size="2" class="">Kelvin Kariuki</font></div></div></div></div><div class=""><span style="font-size:small" class="">Assistant Lecturer</span><br style="font-size:small" class=""><span style="font-size:small" class="">Multimedia University of Kenya</span><br style="font-size:small" class=""><span style="font-size:small" class="">Faculty of Computing and Information Technology</span><font size="2" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><font size="2" class="">Twitter Handle: @teacherkaris</font></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><font size="2" class="">Alt email: <a href="mailto:kkariuki@mmu.ac.ke" target="_blank" class="">kkariuki@mmu.ac.ke</a></font></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><font size="2" class="">Mobile: +2547 29 385 557</font></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px" class=""><div class=""><font size="2" class="">The Lord is my Shepherd </font></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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