Re:Tech firms push back against White House efforts to diver...
by CaptainZapp on Wednesday December 18, 2013 @09:46AM
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Many medium-sized businesses in Germany have already been banning any and all US online services for company use, but the revelations might increase their number even more, for example.
And I don't think it's limited to online services.
Cisco routers? Intel chips? Microsoft software? Suddenly just about every American technology product is about as suspicious (or even more so) than anything out of China.
I believe this whole sordid affair and especially the revelations about the subversion of protocols and possible back doors has tainted the US tech industry, possibly beyond repair.
Cisco routers? Intel chips? Microsoft software? Suddenly just about every American technology product is about as suspicious (or even more so) than anything out of China.
I believe this whole sordid affair and especially the revelations about the subversion of protocols and possible back doors has tainted the US tech industry, possibly beyond repair.