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Lawrence D'Oliveiro

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Nov 20, 2009, 5:51:36 PM11/20/09
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<http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1562900/microsoft-denies-windows-door>:

A NSA official told a Senate subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland
Security on Monday that it had worked with [Microsoft] during its
creation of Windows 7 “to enhance Microsoft’s operating system
security.”

But that’s OK, insists Microsoft, you can trust us, we wouldn’t put a “back
door” in!

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WorkHard

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Nov 20, 2009, 10:45:25 PM11/20/09
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Carnations wrote:
> Trust Microsoft - the corporation that is on public record as
> even
> having lied to its own staff in order to meet its business
> purposes!!???

You make Microsoft sound like Helen Clark and the Labour Party.


Roger_Nickel

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Nov 21, 2009, 4:50:07 PM11/21/09
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On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:51:36 +1300, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> <http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1562900/microsoft-denies-
windows-door>:
>

> A NSA official told a Senate subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland
> Security on Monday that it had worked with [Microsoft] during its
> creation of Windows 7 “to enhance Microsoft’s operating system
> security.”
>
> But that’s OK, insists Microsoft, you can trust us, we wouldn’t put a
> “back door” in!

Why use the back door when the front door is open?

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Biggles

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Nov 26, 2009, 11:33:08 PM11/26/09
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On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:51:36 +1300, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> <http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1562900/microsoft-denies-
windows-door>:
>

> A NSA official told a Senate subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland
> Security on Monday that it had worked with [Microsoft] during its
> creation of Windows 7 “to enhance Microsoft’s operating system
> security.”
>
> But that’s OK, insists Microsoft, you can trust us, we wouldn’t put a
> “back door” in!


Seems the linux crowd dont know how to secure their OS either...


http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/NSA-helps-Apple-Sun-and-Red-
Hat-harden-their-systems-863889.html

Wonder what back door code gets slipped in cough ................

BigglesZZzz

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