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The fact that he's pleading for money as he makes these claims makes me suspicious of them. He needs to provide more specific information and evidence.
by Estragon 14y ago
The fact that he's pleading for money as he makes these claims makes me suspicious of them. He needs to provide more specific information and evidence.
- toemetoch 14y agoLast week a report was released that revealed 1800 cases during a 1-year survey. [pdf] This is just one device, he has good reasons to advertise his expertise. [pdf] http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/Publications/Counterfeit%20Electronic%20Parts.pdf http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/Publications/Counterfei...
- Estragon 14y ago1800 cases of counterfeit parts, not 1800 cases of maliciously designed parts. There could well be malice involved, but the vast majority of those cases were almost certainly economically motivated.
- DanBC 14y agoHe's an academic in England. Of course he's going to try to monetise his research.
- Estragon 14y agoThat doesn't make it any less suspect.
- cantankerous 14y agoI think he works in a domain where a lot of these things are accepted by his colleagues as fact. Judging by the way this website is laid out, the general public is not his audience.