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U.S. Investigating Sale of Snort as Security Risk

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the homeland-security dept.

msmoriarty writes "The Associated Press is reporting today that the same U.S. committee that approved the Dubai ports deal is 'strongly objecting' to Israeli-based Check Point's acquisition of Snort's parent company, Sourcefire, because it doesn't want a foreign company to own Snort's underlying technology. According to the article, the broader 45-day review process rejected for the ports deal is already underway regarding this transaction, and 'secret' meetings between the FBI, DoD and Check Point have been held."

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  1. No. by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    This seems to be a really dumb move. Its basically telling the world that its ok for the US to take over foreign companies, but its not ok for foreign companies to take over a US business.

    It is a dumb move, but you're not making sense. Foreign companies buy controlling interests in US companies all the time. And the company Dubai Ports wants to buy is British owned anyway.

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  2. Re:Anti Business Practices by whoever57 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    but its not ok for foreign companies to take over a US business.
    You do know that the company that is currently running the ports is British, don't you? You might remember Britain: that's where the shoe bomber came from! Britain's culture has allowed extremist muslim ideology to flourish there.
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