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Do they? I haven't heard about this before.
That secret "Chinese weapon" you hold on your finger tip is a very common electronic component called the signal conditioning balun, worth $0.29 and sold here https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/TDK/HHM1932A2?qs=6JAMGB... . The Bloomberg report can really win the Ignorance and Stupidity Award of this year.
The Norwegian national security agency has confirmed that they were aware of the allegations against SuperMicro since June, but they won't confirm if it's true (nor are they denying it) and they noted that they are also aware that Amazon/Apple are denying it. As for why Apple/Amazon are denying it I wonder if it's because they don't want to burn bridges. If they confirm the allegations, how would that play out in the…
My guess is Gag order for the US govt.
[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18146438 [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18138328 [3]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18145645 [4]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18138990 [5]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18141328
This has been posted several times and there are tons of comments: [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18146438 [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18138328 [3]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18145645 [4]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18138990 [5]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18141328
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But they don't, they explicitly mentioned they are not under a gag order, which is the first thing you are forbidden to mention when you are gagged. That is the reason why "warrant canaries" exist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary
I think what GP was suggesting is that lower level employees might be under individual gag order, keeping them from ever reporting the incident to their higher ups (including those responsible for the warrant canary).
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My guess is Gag order for the US govt.
A gag order cannot force you to say something. That would be government compelled speech, which is generally frowned upon by courts, to put it mildly.
So downvote away, but these documents do exist and these circumstances can and will happen.
In fact, everyone impacted by Aurora, were strictly under gag orders during the onset of that investigation too.
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> We further strengthen our security posture by implementing our own hardware designs for critical components such as processors, (...) Do they? I haven't heard about this before.
Facebook confirmed this happened. But looks like Apple and Amazon are denying it.