FBI Investigating Mystery Laptops Sent To US Governors

Posted by timothy on Thursday August 27, 2009 @11:59PM from the send-a-few-to-me dept.

itwbennett writes "The FBI is trying to find out who is sending laptops to state governors across the US, including the governors of Wyoming and West Virginia. The West Virginia laptops were delivered to the governor's office on August 5, according to the Charleston Gazette, which first reported the story. Kyle Schafer, West Virginia's chief technology officer, says he doesn't know what's on the laptops, but he handed them over to the authorities. 'Our expectation is that this is not a gesture of good will,' he said. 'People don't just send you five laptops for no good reason.'"

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Ins't it obvious? by SyscRAsH · 2009-08-28 00:03 · Score: 0, Redundant

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Why not? by frozentier · 2009-08-28 00:48 · Score: 0, Redundant

Why is it such a stretch to think that someone is sending laptops to governors with only good intentions, when Ted Turner handed the U.N. a billion dollars and nobody questioned it? Maybe someone has the cash and is trying to do something good. If they are afraid of what's on them, simply wipe them, put a fresh OS install on them, and enjoy.