[C19fan]

If one thinks the US Tech companies does not repect privacy, Chinese state backed Huawei is another story. No way I am going to adopt an operating system to control my house with I bet has lots of backdoors and time bombs that the Chine Communist can order Huawei to activate. Rather operate light switches and appliances the ole fashioned way.

[null and void]

I bet it’s darned near a bit-for-bit copy of the google code.

Sleep beside the Dragon,
awake inside the Dragon...

[Wally_Kalbacken]

I rather think that the enemies of the United States will likely attack embedded systems like SCADA, rather than take the time to take down the lights in your bathroom, but your point is well taken generally. The greatest vulnerability may be in the most common objects - smartphones, and their hardware (chipsets with hard-wired back doors) and software (OS’s that optimize the efficiency of their hacks.) Sadly our government seems to lag so far behind in terms of its understanding of our native technology sector, there’s no way it could be expected to appreciate what is going on in China’s tech sector.

[-YYZ-]

And do they have Google’s suite of Android applications to go along with it? gmail? Google maps? A whole bunch of others. Google maps is a big one - even Apple had to cave on that one. Although, Google doesn’t really seem to care what OS you’re using, so they might do, or allow, development of gmaps etc for this new OS>

[ameribbean expat]

https://www.reuters.com/article/china-google/google-china-hackers-stole-source-code-researcher-idUSN0325873820100303

[DivineMomentsOfTruth]

I would not trust a Chinese company anymore than I’d trust Google!

[bigbob]

Perhaps it will be less crap than Android?

[zipper]

I’m sure the operating system has the added benefit of tracking your social points automatically, essential for Chinese citizenry knowing if they are allowed to travel, take out loans or do business in China.

[newfreep]

I would never purchase a Huawei...but I trust them faaaar more than GoogleCommieChina.

[Brian Griffin]

They are a big company and probably have long had an internal operating system project simply for bargaining leverage with google.

Smartphones are always spying on you.

Your smartphone knows when you go hunting, or to the shooting range.

Your smartphone knows what you bought off it and how much you paid.

[stinkerpot65]

Which is more evil? Google or communist China?

[butlerweave]

Lots of nice icons but do nothing when you touch them

[McGruff]

Isn't that like using a Russian Anti-Virus program?

[TBP]

Probably stolen.

Ban Huawei.

[2001convSVT]

“Huawei has launched its own operating system”

Good, just do it. Without Android the Chinese domestic market is the only place they can force people to buy their trash.

[trebb]

“HarmonyOS” - so unsecured even your on-line dating will be messed up.