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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. Bugged, you say? by gowen · · Score: 4, Informative

    My computer's bugged. It keeps regurgitating the same information over and over again.

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  2. Takes one to know one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative


    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1769 642.stm
    http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/01 /19/china.plane.bug/index.html
    http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/15/10501725 99474.html