Dec 01, 2022 17:00:00

Huawei's smartphone is suspected of automatically deleting protest videos against the Chinese government

Since late November 2022,

protests against the government's 'zero corona' policy have spread in China. In this move, suspicions have emerged that footage of the protests was being erased on Huawei smartphones without user intervention.

Chinese social media users report Huawei phones automatically deleting* videos of the protests that took place in China, without notifying the owners.

*Not sure if it's from the cloud or device level

Our sci-fi movies have not even imagined this level of dystopia… pic.twitter.com/BKtJcRnus5

— Melissa Chen (@MsMelChen) November 30, 2022

Melissa Chen of the news site The Spectator posted a video showing the smartphone gallery. I have videos with thumbnails missing.

When I open the video, nothing is displayed.

Additionally, when I tap the play button, the screen goes black and nothing plays.

There are multiple similar videos without thumbnails in the 'Recently deleted files' item.

When I tried to play it, it said 'Not supported for the time being (that format is not supported)'.

Chen notes that it is not clear whether the deletion is cloud or device level.

In addition, intelligence agencies such as the FBI

issued a warning in 2018 that Huawei's smartphones may leak information to the Chinese government, and in the United States, the import and sale of communication equipment will be prohibited in 2022. increase.

The US Federal Communications Commission banned the sale of communication equipment from five Chinese manufacturers such as Huawei and ZTE on the grounds of ``risks to national security'', and the British government also restricted-GIGAZINE