Comments on: Microsoft giving police tools they can get for themselves http://www.mckeay.net/2008/04/30/microsoft-giving-police-tools-they-can-get-for-themselves/ The views of one man on security, privacy and anything else that catches his attention Thu, 22 May 2008 19:49:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: George Ou http://www.mckeay.net/2008/04/30/microsoft-giving-police-tools-they-can-get-for-themselves/#comment-1756 George Ou Fri, 02 May 2008 09:00:20 +0000 http://www.mckeay.net/2008/04/30/microsoft-giving-police-tools-they-can-get-for-themselves/#comment-1756 This is blown WAY out of proportion. If Microsoft gave the police some thing that would bypass BitLocker or EFS for example through some sort of key escrow, then that would be a HUGE backdoor. That's not what we're talking about though and the story is utter nonsense. Every method they're giving to the police is already known to the hackers. There's absolutely nothing wrong with helping the police solve crimes. If you really want privacy, make sure you're using BitLocker properly and shut down your computer when you're not using it. This is blown WAY out of proportion. If Microsoft gave the police some thing that would bypass BitLocker or EFS for example through some sort of key escrow, then that would be a HUGE backdoor. That’s not what we’re talking about though and the story is utter nonsense. Every method they’re giving to the police is already known to the hackers. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with helping the police solve crimes.

If you really want privacy, make sure you’re using BitLocker properly and shut down your computer when you’re not using it.

]]> By: Not Disclosed http://www.mckeay.net/2008/04/30/microsoft-giving-police-tools-they-can-get-for-themselves/#comment-1747 Not Disclosed Thu, 01 May 2008 11:41:57 +0000 http://www.mckeay.net/2008/04/30/microsoft-giving-police-tools-they-can-get-for-themselves/#comment-1747 Blown out of proportion? I'd say it needs even more exposure. Privacy rights have been a long gone thing of the past. It is not, and should not be, the purpose of Microsoft to do any work of or for the police. Do the cops write code for them? Wait, uh, they probably do. But that's inappropriate as well. I'm probably just bouncing this off the four walls anyhow. You are more likely to be part of the propaganda machine that you are to be a commentator. Fascist. Blown out of proportion? I’d say it needs even more exposure. Privacy rights have been a long gone thing of the past.

It is not, and should not be, the purpose of Microsoft to do any work of or for the police. Do the cops write code for them? Wait, uh, they probably do. But that’s inappropriate as well.

I’m probably just bouncing this off the four walls anyhow. You are more likely to be part of the propaganda machine that you are to be a commentator.

Fascist.

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