Lenovo Banned by U.S. State Department

chrplace writes "The BBC is reporting that the Chinese-made Lenovo PCs are not allowed inside secure US networks." From the article: "Assistant Secretary of State Richard Griffin said the department would also alter its procurement process to ensure US information security was guaranteed. His comments came after Rep Frank Wolf expressed national security concerns. The company Lenovo insisted such concerns were unwarranted and said the computers posed no security risk."

Damn Chinese

[Jizzbug]

Why would anyone buy from electronics from the Chinese?!?

Concern about security

[Garabito]

"Assistant Secretary of State Richard Griffin said the department would also alter its procurement process to ensure US information security was guaranteed"

After the interview, Secretary of State Richard Griffin proceded to log on with his blank-password account on his spyware infested Windows PC...

I heard

[fusto99]

I heard they make their motherboards out of enriched uranium.

Does this mean... ?

[TheJediGeek]

alter its procurement process to ensure US information security was guaranteed

Does this mean that they WON'T be outsourcing their network management to India?

I bought one of those things.

[Ivan Matveitch]

It started to sing the Internationale [fordham.edu] so I took it back to store.

Damn... There goes the eggroll

[kid_oliva]

I suppose next they're going to ban chinese take-out as well.

Chinese food may lead to Maoism. Protect yourself and your family with Freedom fries and toast!!! The American thing to do.

I can see it now.

[Chas]

[NSA Agent 1] Duuude! Yer gettin' a DELL!

[NSA Agent 2] AUUUUGH!

Re:Dumb

[gedeco]

The only pc's who don't have electronics "made in China" are part of musea colections.

Stupid puppeteers / politicians

[ds_job]

I haven't seen such a dramatic knee jerk reaction since I saw a marionette being controlled by a sufferer of Parkinson's Disease.

Spy vs. spy

[slushbat]

It's worse than that. Do you realise that the Chinese security forces monitor all international calls out of China. Evil or what?

Re:Cry Wolf

[Guysmiley777]

Political clout!? Surely sir you jest! /sarcasm

If only there were some way he could spin this so he was also saving children wrapped in American flags from burning buildings. Won't someone please think of the children?

Know what would be funny?

[Rob T Firefly]

I know it'd never happen in a million years, but wouldn't it be absolutely hilarious if the Chinese company was so upset by the American politics involved that they decided to stop doing business with us?

Re:Protectionism? Why?

[zimus]

No, but I do imagine them buying their supplies at RadioShack.

Re:Protectionism? Why?

[frodo from middle ea]

It puts pressure no the Chinese, pure and simple.

Are you Japanese ?

Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM...

[tjw]

I guess it's time to rethink that mantra.