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Posted by brideoflinux on · 4 comments
FOSS Force; By Christine Hall 		Mail this story
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Poor Microsoft. The beleaguered company just can’t catch a break. We’ve already told you about how Snowden’s revelations have forced the pride of Redmond to spend who knows how many millions opening two “transparency centers” to allow government IT experts to pore through source code to prove there’s no back doors baked into Windows or other Microsoft products. Trouble is, while its engineers have been busy plastering over all traces of old back doors, they’ve left a side door standing wide open, waiting to be exploited.

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Comments (4)

albinard ·
I think Christine's original words:

“...allow government IT experts to pore through source code to prove there’s no back doors baked into Windows or other Microsoft products...”

could use a further addition: “...that the NSA is not already exploiting.”
seatex ·
> "...allow government IT experts..."

Isn't that like asking the thief to check your home and tell you if it's safe?
penguinist ·
My thoughts exactly when I read that.

Hello, we are from the NSA and we are here to help you. We are very much interested in your security. Don't forget, we were the ones who gave you selinux.
jdixon ·
> Don't forget, we were the ones who gave you selinux.

Yeah. Yet another reason to run Slackware.

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