One-worlder morons may think there’s nothing creepy or dangerous about enabling the PRC’s surveillance of massive amounts of US internet traffic.....
I have to admit that in my (relative) naivete I’m still stunned that this is even possible, i.e., that the geniuses developing telecomm and the internet over the years didn’t keep our traffic out of routers and servers run by repressive commie regimes..... guess that’s what happens when UN-style organizations and international bureaucrats combine with gullible tech whiz kids who assume everyone’s good intentions??
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China's Tianhe-1A supercomputer has been confirmed as the most powerful in the world
Things like this have happened before, and the unfortunate network usually collapses under the load, causing Internet disruptions. The scary part is that the Chinese networks could handle the volume without flinching. That shows how far the Chinese have come — do not underestimate them.
Just another contrail folks....
Where’s that F-22?
Sounds like those knock-off Cisco routers China was selling are starting to pay off. There’s no telling what kind of code they inserted into the IOS.
November 8, 2010 Sprint Nextel (News - Alert) has rejected bids from two of the largest telecom equipment manufacturers in China primarily due to U.S. national security fears, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report.
Over the past few months, Sprint has been taking bids from global suppliers to modernize its cellular network. Two leading Chinese telecommunication equipment makers, Huawei Technologies Ltd. and ZTE Corp., each submitted bids that were lower than their competitors, including Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson (News - Alert) and Samsung. However, the U.S-based telecom operator passed on the bids and chose to negotiate with other manufacturers.
According to “people familiar with the matter,” lawmakers in Washington have become increasingly alarmed over the companies’ ties to the Chinese government and its military. Allowing Chinese equipment to be integrated into critical U.S. infrastructure could compromise the security of the network, suggested the unidentified officials.
Srick trick, but also possible danger to world security, that China can just up and seize the routing of “ordinary” .gov traffic that would logically stay within the confines of the USA.