I saw this very informative video by Kim Komando, warning that new gadgets manufactured in other countries may contain malware that steals your banking information or spies on your activity.
I am totally flabbergasted. In a more honorable era, this kind of subtle sabotage would constitute declaration of war or AT LEAST close any open relations and trade with the offending country. Is the United States so lethargic that we don’t even care about this? It’s bad enough that our manufacturing is now shipped overseas– this is unbelievable!
What’s worse is that OUR OWN GOVERNMENT refuses to inform us of the offending countries and the names of the manufacturing companies, gadgets, and parts. This traps consumers, who have no idea what is safe to buy or not. And it prevents us from making our own little wave of resistance– I would most certainly ban a company or products made in a certain country of it contained malware, wouldn’t you? I think the government realizes this, and they realize the possible economic repercussions it could have on all their cushy little contracts and perks with other companies. So we are kept in the dark.
Can anyone say “fascism”?
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When I took my business trip to New York City, I used my netbook’s little webcam to talk to the kids. The kids, unfortunately, did not have a webcam, so I could not see them. I used my instant messenger software to connect… and UGH what a stuttering, slow connection it was! Not very pleasant. It was too bad. Next time I want to be prepared for a better experience. 
