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US Government Fears China Bugs Lenovo PCs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the gosh-we-didn't-think-of-that dept.

An anonymous reader writes "After approving the sale of IBM's PC Division to the Chinese Corporation Lenovo, the US Government has realized China could bug Lenovo PCs destined for US Government customers. Would the US have done the same to China? With American businesses so eager for business in China no matter what, where are we headed?"

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  1. Re:*sigh* by gedeco · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yep,

    But soon this will be over.
    The new lenovo pc will automagicly connect through the great firewall of China and deliver the chinese the coordinates to nuke slashdot dupe posters.

    Just making the internet a safer place :)

  2. Tin foil time! by madnuke · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wrap your laptop in foil, it will protect it from Chinese bugs and boost your wifi signal by 40%!

  3. Why do you think China wants Windows source code? by QuietLagoon · · Score: 4, Funny
    Would the US have done the same to China?

    The Chinese dpo no trust Windows unless they have the source code.

    Do you really know what Windows is doing? They is this blob of unknown code that is running on 90% of the world's computers, all under the control of one corporation in the US, a corporation that receives special treatment from the US government.