I don’t even know why I’m still arguing with you but there’s a huge difference between something being assembled in China for a US company and a browser company with its jurisdiction in China. One can be compelled to aid the government the other not so much. You’re comparing two entirely different things here. It’s far easier to manipulate some lines of code than to modify the hardware of thousands of devices.
And I do take offense at being called xenophobic and won’t further participate in this ‘discussion’.
i was not calling "you" xenophobic, i was saying the sentiment of distrust for anything chinese seemed xenophobic to me, barring an explanation (which you provided, thanks. the exchange of ideas is good!). but i will call you a special snowflake
apple is lauded for the security and privacy of the iphone but it is manufactured in china. could china have their hands in that "cooking pot"?
if there were some kind of subterfuge occurring with opera at the hands of the chinese government, it would be newsworthy indeed.