• Nightwind@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Yeah they got into the supply route and added c4 to all those pagers. Makes me wonder how many pagers or smartphones have added explosives still.

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      2 months ago

      There are several reports that the devices were made with the explosives built-in.

      According to the spokesperson of the Taiwanese brand in a press conference, those were all devices produced by a Hungarian licensee of the brand.

      Hungary, you know, been voting with Israel in the UN and also has a Fascist government which is massivelly racist against Arabs.

      Kind makes sense that those things were manufactured in a country very friendly of Israel and with their authorization, already with the explosis built-in.

      The interesting second and third level effects to consider of this are around the impact on things like Globalization (if having to start paying attention to the alliances of the countries the stuff you buy comes from the places which are part of a supply chain stop being irrelevant) and even brand licensing (that Taiwanese company will have their name pop-up associated with this in every single internet search from now on)

      Also curious about what will this to to “Made in EU” - Hungary might just have screwed the rest of us much more than ever before.