I figure it may be better to just accept whatever possibility of backdoors Chinese intelligence may build into their electronics as opposed to western (mainly Israeli and US) intelligence backdoors.
It’s definitely better. I say all the time to libs: even if you think China will spy on you, what can they actually do to you if you live in a western country? Nothing. Even if China was as malicious as liberals think, they still can’t do shit to you so long as you don’t go to China. But your own government definitely can.
If you live in the US, your biggest danger is the US government and the corporations that spy on you on behalf of the US government. The same applies if you live in a country whose intelligence agencies collaborate with the US and that has extradition treaties with the US. Even if you hate China with a passion, western tech corporations and governments are objectively by far the bigger threat to you, your privacy, your data and your personal safety.
It’s definitely better. I say all the time to libs: even if you think China will spy on you, what can they actually do to you if you live in a western country? Nothing. Even if China was as malicious as liberals think, they still can’t do shit to you so long as you don’t go to China. But your own government definitely can.
If you live in the US, your biggest danger is the US government and the corporations that spy on you on behalf of the US government. The same applies if you live in a country whose intelligence agencies collaborate with the US and that has extradition treaties with the US. Even if you hate China with a passion, western tech corporations and governments are objectively by far the bigger threat to you, your privacy, your data and your personal safety.