U.S. Swipes At China For Hacking Allegations
Source: ABC News
The U.S. has taken its first real swipe at China following accusations that the Beijing government is behind a widespread and systemic hacking campaign targeting U.S. businesses.
Buried in a spending bill signed by President Barack Obama on Tuesday is a provision that effectively bars much of the federal government from buying information technology made by companies linked to the Chinese government.
It's unclear what impact the legislation will have, or whether it will turn out to be a symbolic gesture. The provision only affects certain non-defense government agency budgets between now and Sept. 30, when the fiscal year ends. It also allows for exceptions if an agency head determines that buying the technology is "in the national interest of the United States."
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Well Its about friggin time. I hope they make this permanent. But I would never buy a Lenovo or Acer computer anyway. Time to make "Made In America" mean something.
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Taiwan hasn't been part of Mainland China for over 60 years.
If you want to direct your ire towards any multinational corporation, look at this one (who uses suppliers that exploit chinese workers):
