US Warns Olympic Visitors of Chinese Cyber-Spying 231
An anonymous reader writes to tell us the US Government has issued a strong warning to travelers headed to the Beijing Olympics (PDF) with respect to electronic data. Part FUD, part awareness, the CBS article reads like 1984, urging travelers to treat all electronic devices (from fax to cellphone and back) as compromised, and proceeds to talk about China's aggressive cyber-espionage programs. "China is one of a number of countries pushing active cyber-espionage programs aimed primarily at cracking U.S. national security computers and stealing corporate trade secrets. Billions have already been lost. In addition, cyber-gangs and criminals, many based in Asia, have stolen bank accounts and credit card numbers from an untold number of Americans."
Cyber spying?!? China? (Score:4, Funny)
Anyway, wouldn't spotting these cyborg spies be easy? Do they have any cool gadgets; like a hand that turns into a gun or something?
And I demand to know what the Pentagon is doing to close this gap with cyborg spies!? What's America doing about it? We must have our own cyborg spy program!
CBS (Score:5, Funny)
the CBS article reads like 1984, urging travelers to treat all electronic devices (from fax to cellphone and back) as compromised and then proceeding to talk about China's aggressive cyber-espionage programs.
This from the television network whose logo is a giant eye looking back at you.
Re:In Soviet USA (Score:4, Funny)
Ya. Both at the border to get into the US, and after you get in. At least the former you'll be aware of. The latter doesn't even get secret court oversight anymore.
And no one would use it to spy on Obama or cronie's competitor's secrets or anything. No sir, that'd be wrong. You have to trust us we're just looking for terrists.
Re:Nothing surprising here.. (Score:5, Funny)
For decades, the Chinese have been probably the greatest competition the US has had as far as spying goes. Not only for military secrets, but, also commercial secrets.
I hate the "Fixed that for you" meme, but this time I couldn't resist.
Re:In Soviet USA (Score:3, Funny)
I know I've thought about it. They really seem to be a more morally upstanding culture, all in all. Our culture, on the other hand, is due for a collapse. Although, I'm kind of looking forward to that... I'm going to hang lawyers and accountants in trees for fun.
Re:In Soviet USA (Score:1, Funny)
In the way in which nothing mentioned in the Orwell novel is beyond modtern technology either.
Oldthinkers unbellyfeel Amsoc, call it "bug" (bb update: "bug" refs oldspeak; rewrite "unfeature")
Newthinkers bellyfeel Amsoc, call it feature.
Re:In Soviet USA (Score:4, Funny)
The US, on the other hand, has an official policy that if someone can not legally be extradited so the US can torture them, the US will send in the "extraordinary rendition" teams and take them off to secret torture prison on their own.
At least China sticks within their own borders.
that may be so, but: an hour later, you need to be tortured again..
Re:Cyber spying?!? China? (Score:2, Funny)
So they'll be a lot harder to spot, because the Chinese models aren't all hundred meter tall robots.
actually, i'd pay to see one of those japanese spies try to hide. my best guess is that it involves a gigantic cardboard box with eyeholes cut out of it.