Around the Web 9.17.08: Electronics dumps, EBay shopping sprees, Zune kudos

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-- Electronics products are still going overseas to die, causing harm to the environment and the foreign workers who break them down, according to a government report. WashPost

-- An Internet security firm warns about the website of China’s state news agency. Web Scout

-- EBay is going shopping for undervalued start-ups. WSJ

-- For all the talk about digital downloads being the future of movie and TV distribution, DVDs still bring home the bacon. LAT

-- So it’s not just us newspaper folks worried about layoffs. Cutbacks may be afoot at some of the Internet giants. Silicon Alley Insider

-- Kudos for Microsoft’s Zune: It’s no iPod, but it gets lots of things right. CNet

-- SanDisk says, ‘Thanks but no thanks’ to Samsung’s hostile takeover offer. SiliconValley.com

-- Google is reportedly poised to buy Valve, maker of the top-notch distribution network for PC games, Steam. Inquirer

-- Chris Gaither