U.S. State Dept. restricts use of Stinkpads, Chinese spying?

[Patrick]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4997288.stm

[snarkout]

So...um...where do they plan on finding American made, well, ANYTHING?

[Tsuroerusu]

So...um...where do they plan on finding American made, well, ANYTHING?

Your local Red Light District, surely SOME of the stuff you can find there is "american made", get it?

[jsusanka]

dell laptops come with keystroke recorders hardwired in.

[snarkout]

So...um...where do they plan on finding American made, well, ANYTHING?

Your local Red Light District, surely SOME of the stuff you can find there is "american made", get it?

It depends on what your definition of "American" is. Most folks from the USA think of "America" ending at Canada to the north, and Mexico to the south. However, many folks beyond those borders still consider themselves "American," just not from the United States.

In any event, I've had a lot of "American Made" (by any definition) in my day, but I never tried to load an OS on that variety, and never worried a lot about having my "keystrokes logged."

This thread sure hit the gutter fast...

[Tsuroerusu]

This thread sure hit the gutter fast...

ROFL, Sorry about that, just couldn't resist!

[Gomer_X]

dell laptops come with keystroke recorders hardwired in.

That was proved to be a very bad hoax shortly after it hit the internet.

[Chess]

dell laptops come with keystroke recorders hardwired in.

That was proved to be a very bad hoax shortly after it hit the internet.

Yep. Snopes is always a good place to check before buying into an urban myth.

http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/dellbug.asp

[shopRatt]

I don't understand. How is it any more of a security risk than a computer made in other countries. Even the Dells that are made here, have some (most) parts that are made in other countries that could possibly use hidden programs to spy on the United States. They just have to start keeping track on what goes into and out of the network, I guess