__/ [ 7 ] on Friday 09 March 2007 00:26 \__
> B Gruff wrote:
>
>> It all seems quite harmless to me - I mean, if you've nothing to hide,
>> you've nothing to fear, right? Right, commie???:-
>>
>> http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/86429
>>
>> "In the Privacy Statement of Windows Update Microsoft grants itself fairly
>> far-reaching rights. Thus the information collected by the Redmond-based
>> behemoth includes the computer make and model, version information for the
>> operating system, browser, and any other Microsoft software for which
>> updates might be available, Plug&Play ID numbers of hardware devices,
>> region and language setting, Globally Unique Identifier (GUID), Product ID
>> and Product Key, BIOS name, revision number, and revision date. By way of
>> justifying Microsoft's approach, alexkoc writes that the EULA, likewise
>> presented by the WGA installer, also covered the relaying of such
>> information"
>
> I think when countries allow communication with micoshaft servers,
> they should retain the right to send everything through a clear text
> proxy server so that they can monitor what information micoshaft
> is gathering and sending to PCs to people in their own country.
> Anything deemed illegal would then result in micoshaft
> staff having to turn up for a legal hearing.
Vista a 'threat' to the national security of India
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| As Mr Bombay Watcher says on his blog, Microsoft has a cosy partnership
| with the CIA, so perhaps the world should take care and caution when it
| comes time to upgrade. We're pretty certain Windows 3.1 would be a safe
| bet. He seems particularly worried about the national security of India,
| as it does, of course, have some conflicting interests with the US
| of A.
`----
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34979
Indian Policy Makers Call For Greater Use Of Open Source
,----[ Quote ]
| A wide spectrum of policy makers called for the greater usage of open
| source to modernize India in the digital era and the re-evaluation of
| the laws pertaining to Intellectual Property. The event sought to examine
| the notion of intellectual "property," in the context of traditional
| knowledge, globalization and the growth of the open source movement
| worldwide.
`----
http://in.sys-con.com/read/281396_p.htm
Other related 'goodies':
Microsoft could be teaching police to hack Vista
,----[ Quote ]
| Microsoft may begin training the police in ways to break the
| encryption built into its forthcoming Vista operating system.
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2150555/microsoft-teaching-police-hack
UK holds Microsoft security talks
,----[ Quote ]
| "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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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4713018.stm
How NSA access was built into Windows
,----[ Quote ]
| A careless mistake by Microsoft programmers has revealed that
| special access codes prepared by the US National Security Agency
| have been secretly built into Windows.
|
| [...]
|
| The first discovery of the new NSA access system was made two years
| ago by British researcher Dr Nicko van Someren. But it was only a
| few weeks ago when a second researcher rediscovered the access
| system. With it, he found the evidence linking it to NSA.
`----
http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/5/5263/1.html
Data Protection Commissioner criticizes search of private PCs online
,----[ Quote ]
| "In the case of a search via the Internet a police officer covertly,
| without the person knowing about it, accesses a person's computer."
| During such an operation he or she might copy data and obtain all
| kinds of personal documents; the police officer was acting as a "state
| hacker," so to speak. Mr. Schaar observed. "Such an approach is in
| conflict with the legal obligation to protect the core of
| individuals' privacy," Mr. Schaar stated emphatically.
`----
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/82529/from/rss09
NSA Builds Security Access Into Windows
,----[ Quote ]
| A careless mistake by Microsoft programmers has shown that special access
| codes for use by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) have been secretly
| built into all versions of the Windows operating system.
`----
http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB19990903S0014
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~~ Best wishes
Roy S. Schestowitz | You can never get nine women to deliver a baby in a
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