Comments on: Brand New Hard Disks Phone Home To China http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/seagate-harddrive-security-threat/ Exploring The Intersections Of Technology and Society Thu, 24 May 2012 19:59:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: sbspalding http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/seagate-harddrive-security-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-23620 sbspalding Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:58:03 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/brand-new-hard-disks-phone-home-to-china/#comment-23620 The source is the Taipei Time. It has been cited several times (though that doesn't imply accuracy). As unbelievable as it might sound, it doesn't seem completely illogical. Information is a powerful weapon, and when it is so easy to install this kind of malware I have a hard time imagining why it isn't done more often. The source is the Taipei Time. It has been cited several times (though that doesn't imply accuracy). As unbelievable as it might sound, it doesn't seem completely illogical. Information is a powerful weapon, and when it is so easy to install this kind of malware I have a hard time imagining why it isn't done more often.

]]> By: Advice_Network http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/seagate-harddrive-security-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-23619 Advice_Network Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:32:14 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/brand-new-hard-disks-phone-home-to-china/#comment-23619 Does this story any other sources? I find this story impossible to believe.<br><br>I know when I want to upload a large file, it takes forever, and it hogs processor and bandwidth so much that I try and only do it at night. I'm a photographer, so this is a frequent occurrence. <br><br>I think that if I had a new 500 GB hard drive, and when i started putting photos on it it started sending them anywhere, it would be pretty obvious. And I don't even have any firewalls or network monitoring. Does this story any other sources? I find this story impossible to believe.

I know when I want to upload a large file, it takes forever, and it hogs processor and bandwidth so much that I try and only do it at night. I'm a photographer, so this is a frequent occurrence.

I think that if I had a new 500 GB hard drive, and when i started putting photos on it it started sending them anywhere, it would be pretty obvious. And I don't even have any firewalls or network monitoring.

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