[Goolag] & [FB] are being forced to comply w/ the Trump Administration's ban. Googlers are looking for an extended exemption from the Dept of Commerce.
"Google warns of US national security risks from Huawei ban
Tech group pushing Trump officials to exempt its Android operating system from measure.
The Trump administration announced the ban after the US-China trade talks collapsed, prompting protests from some of the biggest US technology companies who fear they could get hurt in the fallout.
Google in particular is concerned it would not be allowed to update its Android operating system on Huawei’s smartphones, which it argues would prompt the Chinese company to develop its own version of the software.
Google argues a Huawei-modified version of Android would be more susceptible to being hacked, according to people briefed on its lobbying efforts. Huawei has said it would be able to develop its own operating system “very quickly”.
Google has warned the Trump administration it risks compromising US national security if it pushes ahead with sweeping export restrictions on Huawei, as the technology group seeks to continue doing business with the blacklisted Chinese company.
Senior executives at Google are pushing US officials to exempt it from a ban on exports to Huawei without a licence approved by Washington, according to three people briefed on the conversations.
One person with knowledge of the conversations said: “Google has been arguing that by stopping it from dealing with Huawei, the US risks creating two kinds of Android operating system: the genuine version and a hybrid one. The hybrid one is likely to have more bugs in it than the Google one, and so could put Huawei phones more at risk of being hacked, not least by China.”
https://www.ft.com/content/3bbb6fec-88c5-11e9-a028-86cea8523dc2
Meanwhile FB has issued a ban on pre-installing their apps on Huawei phones – [forced] compliance.
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3469736-facebook-suspends-app-pre-installs-huawei-phones?dr=1#email_link