NSA reportedly installing spyware on US-made hardware

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NSA reportedly installing spyware on US-made hardware

Post by Gutenberg » Wed May 14, 2014 5:53 pm

NSA reportedly installing spyware on US-made hardware

"NSA documents reveal the agency is allegedly receiving or intercepting routers, servers, and other computer network devices to embed surveillance tools before international export."

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"Ironically, this type of activity is exactly what the US government accused Chinese telecom gear maker Huawei of doing in 2012 on behalf of the Chinese government. "
http://www.cnet.com/news/nsa-reportedly ... -hardware/
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Re: NSA reportedly installing spyware on US-made hardware

Post by Gutenberg » Tue May 20, 2014 12:56 pm

Cisco CEO to Obama: Don’t let NSA intercept and hack our gear
Chambers says alleged TAO program undermines industry.
Read more: http://arstechnica.com/information-tech ... -our-gear/
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