Lenovo PCs not welcome on "Classified" networks...

Representative Frank R. Wolf, a Virginia Republican did not like the idea of Lenovo computers installed on classified networks. Lenovo purchased IBM's computer division last year. The State Department, responding to fears that its security might be breached by a secretly placed device or hidden software, agreed to keep personal computers made by Lenovo of China off its networks that handle classified government messages and documents. Actually, this is not as far fetched as it may sound. In my readings I recall that the NSA can intercept a Dell computer shipment destined to a Russian embassy and "modify" the computer before it is delivered. Several years ago a co-worker who used to work for Xerox recounted how one of their photocopy machines would scan and "store" the image onto a concealed hard drive. He wasn't sure where those photocopy machines were installed, but since this was during the Cold War, one could only guess.