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Title: Microsoft could be teaching police to hack Vista
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Vnunet
URL Source: http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2 ... microsoft-teaching-police-hack
Published: Feb 17, 2006
Author: Iain Thomson
Post Date: 2006-02-18 22:20:41 by Splitends
Keywords: Microsoft, teaching, police
Views: 47
Comments: 4
In talks with the Home Office Microsoft may begin training the police in ways to break the encryption built into its forthcoming client PC operating system Vista. The news was revealed in a parliamentary committee session, where Professor Ross Anderson of Cambridge University warned MPs that if such a move was being considered then the police should start learning sooner rather than later. The need to decrypt hard drives was a prominent reason given for extending the length of time that the police could hold terrorism suspects. "It is our goal to give PC users the control and confidence they need so they can continue to get the most out of their PCs," said a Microsoft spokeswoman. "At the same time, we are working with law enforcement to help them understand its security features and will continue to partner with governments, law enforcement and industry to help make the Internet a safer place to learn and communicate.” This is not the first time such links between Microsoft and the security services have received attention. In 1999 journalist Duncan Campbell alleged that Microsoft had reached a secret deal with the National Security Agency in the US to allow them backdoor access to Microsoft systems.
Poster Comment: "At the same time, we are working with law enforcement to help them understand its security features and will continue to partner with governments, law enforcement and industry to help make the Internet a safer place to learn and communicate.” I need some clarification. What the hell does that mean, spokeswoman?
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#1. To: Splitends (#0)
Any other questions?
You think so? That would be veeery bad for MS's bottom line.
Screw MicroShaft. I wouldn't use their products if they paid me to use them, unless they were willing to pay me a big pile of cash. They should get into the vacuum cleaner business, that way they could honestly claim to make at least one product that doesn't suck.
...backdoor...
#2. To: lodwick (#1)
#3. To: Splitends (#2)
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#4. To: Elliott Jackalope (#3)
...that way they could honestly claim to make at least one product that doesn't suck sucks well.
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