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Feds Ask IT Execs To Throw Away Cellphones After Visiting China

Posted by Soulskill on from the guilty-of-aberrant-longitude dept.

sholto writes "US intelligence agencies are advising top US IT executives to weigh their laptops before and after visiting China as one of many precautions against corporate espionage. Symantec Chief Technology Officer Mark Bregman said he was also advised to buy a new cellphone for each visit and to throw it away after leaving. Bregman said he kept a separate MacBook Air for use in China, which he re-images on returning, but claimed he didn't subscribe to the strictest policies. 'Bregman said the US was also concerned about its companies employing Chinese coders, particularly in security.'"

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  1. Re:huh by MyLongNickName · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    No, you noob. 0's are fat while 1's are skinny. When formatting a disk, make sure to use a utility to fill it with 1's instead of the 0's.

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  2. Re:The real story by CharlyFoxtrot · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You can cripple a mac with Windows if you want.

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  3. Re:Chinese Coders? by TeXMaster · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    America has that same childish and ignorant "for mother country" thing going on as well

    If we had international laws, policies, standards of living, etc. I'd agree with you. As we don't, I don't see a problem with wanting to take care of our own.

    I assume that's the reason why you blasted trillions in a war but got bitching crazy about the proposal of universal healthcare.

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