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The specificity of Bloomberg report (BMC controller at the right location, details of the subcontractors, details about the people involved in sabotaging the su

The specificity of Bloomberg report (BMC controller at the right location, details of the subcontractors, details about the people involved in sabotaging the supply chain, the details about the chip's color and similarity to a coupling cap, etc.) is also important to consider. They have put in a lot of details however elementary it may seem to HN crowd. Apple and Amazon has more at stake than Bloomberg but the incentives are stronger for Apple and Amazon than for Bloomberg. For once, why would Bloomberg post a story that is completely false!? The details they've provided suggests that it wasn't just a couple of people contacted them anonymously and they decided to post a huge story about it. There are so many anonymous individuals cited in the Bloomberg article. All stars align to indicate something has actually happened on these servers.

greglindahl 8y ago
The NYT published many false stories about WMD in Iraq because they believed their anonymous sources (edit: or rather sources granted anonymity) ... who were making assertions far stronger than the raw intelligence supported. Hopefully that's not happening with Bloomberg.
- mlb_hn 8y ago
  You may be misunderstanding how anonymous sources work. The NYT knew who the sources were, it's the public who did not (see https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/30/weekinreview/the-public-editor-weapons-of-mass-destruction-or-mass-distraction.html https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/30/weekinreview/the-public-e... for NYT's writeup of some of their mistakes)
  - greglindahl 8y ago
    I read that article already, and I do understand how anonymous sources work. It seems like Bloomberg may be making a similar mistake.
- illumin8 8y ago
  You have a great point. If an agent of the Trump administration wanted to "plant" anonymous-sourced stories to justify a trade war with China, this is exactly the type of story they would plant. And if we don't believe it could happen, all we have to do is remember back to 2003 when the entire Bush administration used fabricated evidence (yellow-cake uranium anyone?) to justify a pre-emptive strike against Iraq, who never attacked us.

greglindahl 8y ago

The NYT published many false stories about WMD in Iraq because they believed their anonymous sources (edit: or rather sources granted anonymity) ... who were making assertions far stronger than the raw intelligence supported. Hopefully that's not happening with Bloomberg.

mlb_hn 8y ago
You may be misunderstanding how anonymous sources work. The NYT knew who the sources were, it's the public who did not (see https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/30/weekinreview/the-public-editor-weapons-of-mass-destruction-or-mass-distraction.html https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/30/weekinreview/the-public-e... for NYT's writeup of some of their mistakes)
- greglindahl 8y ago
  I read that article already, and I do understand how anonymous sources work. It seems like Bloomberg may be making a similar mistake.
illumin8 8y ago
You have a great point. If an agent of the Trump administration wanted to "plant" anonymous-sourced stories to justify a trade war with China, this is exactly the type of story they would plant. And if we don't believe it could happen, all we have to do is remember back to 2003 when the entire Bush administration used fabricated evidence (yellow-cake uranium anyone?) to justify a pre-emptive strike against Iraq, who never attacked us.