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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.'"

2 of 382 comments (clear)

  1. Me sorry by elrous0 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Me just play joke.

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    SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
  2. The trouble with throwing away your cellphone by wcrowe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The problem with throwing away your cellphone that's been to China: thirty minutes later you feel like throwing away your cellphone again.

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    Proverbs 21:19