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Australian police may get hacking powers
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| The government of the Australian state of New South Wales has unveiled plans
| to give state police the power to hack into computers remotely, with owners
| potentially remaining in the dark about the searches for up to three years.
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| The new powers are part of a package introduced into parliament last week by
| Premier Nathan Rees. Broadly, they aim to give police the right to apply for
| covert search warrants from the Supreme Court to gather evidence in cases
| that could involve serious indictable offenses punishable by at least seven
| years' imprisonment.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10191514-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Related:
Microsoft-China GSP Deal: Perjury OR Treachery?
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| NZheretic writes "In May, under oath at the antitrust hearing Jim Allchin,
| group vice president for platforms at Microsoft, stated that disclosing the
| Windows operating system source code could damage national security and even
| threaten the U.S. war effort. Now in February, Microsoft signed a pact with
| Chinese officials to reveal the Windows operating system source code. Bill
| Gates even hinted that China will be privy to all, not just part, of the
| source code its government wished to inspect. Either Jim Allchin lied under
| oath, to prevent code revelation being any part of the settlement, OR the
| Microsoft corporation is behaving traitorously, by exposing national security
| issues to foreign governments"
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http://www.linux.com/articles/28048
Gates reveals Windows code to China
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| Microsoft on Friday signed a pact with the Chinese government to reveal the
| Windows source code, making China among the first to benefit from its program
| to allay the security fears of governments.
|
| In addition, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates hinted that China will be privy to
| all, not just part, of the source code the government wishes to inspect.
|
| The Chinese government and military have previously stated their preference
| for the rival Linux operating system because its source code is publicly
| available.
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| [...]
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| Last month, it announced GSP agreements with Russia, NATO and the United
| Kingdom. Microsoft is in discussions with more than 30 countries, territories
| and organizations regarding the program.
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http://web.archive.org/web/20030408171620/http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-990526.html
Cryptome: NSA has access to Windows Mobile smartphones
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| First time in history Cryptome.org has released information about the
| characteristics of NSA’s network surveillance.
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http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1028
Dual_EC_DRBG Added to Windows Vista
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| Microsoft has added the random-number generator Dual_EC-DRBG to Windows
| Vista, as part of SP1. Yes, this is the same RNG that could have an NSA
| backdoor.
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| It's not enabled by default, and my advice is to never enable it. Ever.
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http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/12/dual_ec_drbg_ad.html
Microsoft Cofee brews 'back door' fears
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| The assurances came after reports claiming that Cofee could provide a 'back
| door' into Microsoft operating systems and applications.
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http://www.itnews.com.au/News/75780,microsoft-cofee-brews-back-door-fears.aspx
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