Filed under: Security, Hardware, IBM
U.S. commission seeks Lenovo probe
The U.S.-China
Economic and Security Review Commission, or USCC, is calling
for an investigation into Lenovo, the Chinese company which bought IBM's PC arm last year, before the State
Department closes a $13 million deal to buy 15,000 Lenovo PCs. The USCC wants to be assured that the Chinese computers,
which are built in Mexico and North Carolina with components manufactured in Taiwan, are not equipped with bugging
devices that could be used to spy on the U.S. government. Lenovo exec Jeff Carlisle says the prope is unwarranted, but
says Lenovo has "nothing to hide" and the company will cooperate fully.[Via Engadget]
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