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9 Sep 2015, 09:09 PM | #1 | |
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Microsoft battles US over warrant for drugs case emails
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12 Sep 2015, 03:58 AM | #2 |
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This publicity stunt is very amusing. The US will of course go through proper channels to get the information, just as they did in Canada with drug dealers using hushmail. Microsoft knows that.
This middle-step is nothing more than a deceptive trick to get a headline that says "MS cares about privacy" -- in hopes that it will get more attention than the story about Microsoft embedding spyware in their Windows 7 and 8 security updates (ref: http://www.pcworld.com/article/29782...acy-storm.html ) <== that happened just 1 week prior. Also note that Microsoft is a CISPA-supporter. This means they proactively lobby against consumer privacy. Microsoft also embeds identity info in the metadata of MS Word documents without users knowledge or consent. This company is reckless and abusive with users privacy. Last edited by zimmermanfan : 12 Sep 2015 at 04:06 AM. |
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Are you saying that because MS is just 60% aligned with just one out of hundreds of EFF principles, they cease to be reckless with all EFF principles? Also note that one of those stars is for opposing "backdoors". CISPA is one of the front doors. Bruce Schneiere pointed out in one of his articles that spokespersons of large tech companies will say there is no backdoor when there is in fact a frontdoor, and vice versa. They choose their words very carefully, without ever claiming at the same moment that there is no backdoor or frontdoor. Also note that "opposing" a backdoor doesn't mean there isn't one. It's a meaningless category so EFF can give some stars out. If a teacher always picks on a bad kid and never finds cause for reward, the kid loses hope in even trying to do good. Quote:
Microsoft spokespersons pretend to advocate for "balance" (just as the CISPA authors themselves do), but what they fail to see is that court ordered warrants are the balance. Unwarranted info sharing inherently breaks the already existing balance. Their double-speak is almost as desperate as using the Irish drug case to direct attention away from the spyware they were caught putting in security updates. Last edited by zimmermanfan : 20 Sep 2015 at 04:13 AM. |
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Not to derail the thread, but to what Microsoft spyware are you referring? |
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