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China to probe IBM, Oracle, EMC for security concerns: paper Aug 16th 2013, 03:14 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Snowden downloaded NSA secrets while working for Dell, sources say 6:14pm EDT IBM says will buy Trusteer, source says paying close to $1 bln 3:38pm EDT Russian, Chinese leaders to hold talks in September 9:43am EDT RPT-UPDATE 3-China to launch fresh pharmaceutical bribery probe - Xinhua Wed, Aug 14 2013 Germany plans boost to European IT after U.S. spy row Wed, Aug 14 2013 Analysis & Opinion How the Guardian protects state secrets, and weak reporting at Ad Age Italy court upholds Berlusconi’s tax fraud conviction Related Topics Tech » Media » China » A worker is pictured behind a logo at the IBM stand on the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover February 26, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Tobias Schwarz SHANGHAI | Thu Aug 15, 2013 10:54pm EDT SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Public Security and a cabinet-level research center are preparing to probe IBM Corp, Oracle Corp and EMC Corp over security issues, the official Shanghai Securities News said on Friday. The report follows revelations by former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden of widespread surveillance by the National Security Agency and his assertion that the agency hacked into critical network infrastructure at universities in China and in Hong Kong. Documents leaked by Snowden revealed that the NSA has had access to vast amounts of Internet data such as emails, chat rooms and video from large companies, including Facebook and Google, under a government program known as Prism. "At present, thanks to their technological superiority, many of our core information technology systems are basically dominated by foreign hardware and software firms, but the Prism scandal implies security problems," the newspaper quoted an anonymous source as saying. IBM, Oracle and EMC were not immediately available for comment. China, repeatedly accused by the United States of hacking, was given considerable ammunition by Snowden's allegations, which Beijing has used to point the finger at Washington for hypocrisy. Chinese regulators and the police have begun a series of investigations in recent weeks into how foreign and domestic companies do business in the world's second-biggest economy. (Reporting by Pete Sweeney; Editing by Paul Tait) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (1) Awesome! Still remember "IBM PC" sold to Chinese Lenovo? Greed is shortsighted by definition… Aug 15, 2013 11:10pm EDT  --  Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment

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