Flutterby™! : Manchurian microchips

While I'm concerned about the sources of my food, Chris forwards along an article that raises concerns about the sources of our computer parts: And now the Manchurian microchip.

I'm a little bit skeptical, but only when I'm thinking about non-targeted applications. I think it'd be tough to, for instance, stuff something in every Ethernet transceiver. But maybe it's about a lot of little pieces, a virus, a back door in an Ethernet controller, and they only have to come together every so often.