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Anonymous sources say USG has placed tracking devices in chip shipments to China

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What happened: On August 13, Reuters reported that US authorities have been placing tracking devices inside the packages of some hardware shipments to China.
The details: According to anonymous sources, the Bureau of Industry and Security, Homeland Security, and the FBI have placed trackers in the p...



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