That is astounding, and alarming.

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On Jul 9, 2013, at 1:31 PM, PeterK <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> US agency baffled by modern technology, destroys mice to get rid of viruses
> | Ars Technica
> EDA's CIO, fearing that the agency was under attack from a nation-state,
> insisted instead on a policy of physical destruction. The EDA destroyed not
> only (uninfected) desktop computers but also printers, cameras, keyboards,
> and even *mice*. The destruction only stopped—sparing $3 million of
> equipment—because the agency had run out of money to pay for destroying the
> hardware.
> 
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> http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/07/us-agency-baffled-by-modern-technology-destroys-mice-to-get-rid-of-viruses/
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