__/ [ Robert Newson ] on Saturday 15 July 2006 10:15 \__
> nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> Yes, but expect Vista to do what it can to squelch interoperability
>> (encryption etc). No more saving your Windows system with a Knoppix CD.
>
> And rightly so too! Just think of all the job opportunities that MS is
> creating for data recovery firms which this free (liber and gratis(?)) open
> source CD is stiffling...
Not to mention the back doors and spying...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4713018.stm
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| UK officials are talking to Microsoft over fears the new version of
| Windows could make it harder for police to read suspects' computer files.
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| Windows Vista is due to be rolled out later this year. Cambridge
| academic Ross Anderson told MPs it would mean more computer files
| being encrypted.
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