1996-04-28 - Re: trusting the processor chip
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From: Bruce Marshall <brucem@wichita.fn.net>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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Message ID: <Pine.BSI.3.91.960428141110.9821A-100000@wichita.fn.net>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-04-28 23:57:52 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 07:57:52 +0800
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From: Bruce Marshall <brucem@wichita.fn.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 07:57:52 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: trusting the processor chip
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On Fri, 26 Apr 1996, Zach Babayco wrote:
> Actually, the report said that the NSA had made chips with a virus on
> them, and that it supposedly knocked out some of their computers. I
> think it was U.S. World & News that ran the story as fact, and stood by
> it even when it was proven to be false. Makes you wonder if the media
> bothers to do any fact-checking when reporting, especially when reporting
> on computer topics these days.
Fact-checking often takes second priority to releasing "ground
breaking" news. BTW, I stil have the original article that appeared
about the NSA's alleged chip swap operation.
Bruce Marshall
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- 1996-04-27 (Sat, 27 Apr 1996 12:34:17 +0800) - Re: trusting the processor chip - tcmay@got.net (Timothy C. May)
- 1996-04-27 (Sat, 27 Apr 1996 15:40:00 +0800) - Re: trusting the processor chip - Zach Babayco <zachb@netcom.com>
- 1996-04-28 (Mon, 29 Apr 1996 07:57:52 +0800) - Re: trusting the processor chip - Bruce Marshall <brucem@wichita.fn.net>
- 1996-04-27 (Sat, 27 Apr 1996 15:40:00 +0800) - Re: trusting the processor chip - Zach Babayco <zachb@netcom.com>