Generally avoid posting idiotic things this guy says, but as most people know as offensive as this guy is he's been sure not to offend anyone powerful and it seems like he's finally picked a side. Hopefully this will the straw that break the camel back for the Conservatives.

The Conservative leader called for a ban on Chinese software, matching the US.

“We will protect the North American supply chains by keeping the 75% rule in place, harmonise the North American cybersecurity rules by banning Chinese software, and align with our partners on the tariff against China to counter unfair trade and increase our negotiating leverage,” he stated.

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[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 63 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

How stupid can you be to say that one foreign country's software is a privacy risk while the one threatening us with annexation's software is all fine and good.

If Chinese software is a problem, all software is a problem, and needs to be regulated as such. I don't give a fuck if it's Ford or byd or VW or Subaru or Hyundai or Range Rover. NONE of them should be legally allowed to deploy tracking software.

[–] dankm@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 hours ago

Yup. If there's a radio or some other permanent network connection involved no software from any country is trustworthy. We'd be right to put Chinese software under scrutiny. We'd also be right to put US, French, Israeli, or Japanese software under scrutiny. Those other countries would be just as right to put Canadian software under a microscope.