Another stellar Chinese product

Started by DocJon · 3 posts · 1,023 views

  1. #1
    http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTP20376020071112

    Ahh, it's a short article. Here's the important part.

    "U.S. computer hardware maker Seagate Technology said some external disc drives sold in Taiwan had been infected with a virus which reportedly sent users' information to China, but it had since fixed the problem.

    The English-language Taipei Times, quoting the Investigation Bureau, reported around 1,800 hard discs, used to store large amounts of information often as a backup device, had been sold with a Trojan horse virus.

    Investigation Bureau officials said their investigation suggested infection may have occurred when the devices were in the hands of Chinese sub-contractors during the manufacturing process, according to the newspaper."

    Seagate said it had stopped shipments from the factory until the facilities had been cleaned.

    "All products leaving the factory are now cleared of the virus," said the company in an emailed statement.


    China's really heading to the point where no one will want their products at all - and I thought "made in China" couldn't sound worse!
  2. #2
    You have to figure that at some point there will be some backlash for this sort of stuff. On the other hand, US consumers have short memories and it is much cheaper to have stuff manufactured there.....
  3. #3
    Another reason to support my Stop Global Overpopulation Campaign!

    Not that this really had anything to do with the story.... :-)