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counterfeit technology take 2

Published
by
dave
on May 11, 2008
in china and technology
. Closed

Looks like there may be some meat to that story about China’s fake routers after all.

this is scary

Published
by
dave
on April 24, 2008
in TEOTWAWKI and china
. 1 Comment

the source doesn’t exactly look unimpeachable but if this is even partially true it’s pretty damn scary.


Some months ago, my contacts in the defense industry had alerted me to a startling development that has escalated to the point of near-panick in nearly all corners of Government security and IT infrastructure. The very-real concern, being investigated by the FBI, is that either the Chinese government or Chinese hackers (or both) have had the benefit of undetectable back-doors into highly secure government and military computer networks for months, perhaps years. The cause: a high-number of counterfeit Cisco routers and switches installed in nearly all government networks that experienced upgrades and/or new units within the past 18 months.

formaldahydrific

Published
by
dave
on August 18, 2007
in china
. Closed

every parent want’s their kids to stay kids forever, but this is ridiculous

Poison in children’s clothing is emerging as the latest health risk from China.

TV3’s Target programme will this week detail how scientists found formaldehyde in woollen and cotton clothes at levels 500 times higher than is safe.

It questions why there are no New Zealand safety standards for clothes.

National Poisons Centre spokesman Dr John Fountain told the Sunday Star-Times the testing had highlighted an area where little was known in New Zealand about the effects tainted clothing would have on people.

However, international research supported by the World Health Organisation shows exposure to formaldehyde in concentrations of 20 parts per million (ppm) can cause eye, skin and nasal irritations, respiratory problems, asthma and cancer.