U. S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) working with French Customs seized 480 shipments of potentially harmful counterfeit electronic components between Nov. 1, 2012 to April 30. This was a bilateral intellectual property rights enforcement operation that targeted counterfeit critical computer and other electronic equipment. Some this components included: semiconductors, computer networking equipment, hard drives, and memory cards.
Counterfeit components lack manufacturing standards and have much higher failure rates. These faulty products not only create extra costs for businesses and individuals, but can also corrupt the computer networks of critical infrastructure and potentially jeopardize public safety.
To read more about this cooperative effort: CBP & French Customs
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