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An In-Depth Look at Microsoft's Spy Guide
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| We recently reported that a watchdog site,
| Cryptome, was removed from the Web for
| refusing to take down a copy of a Microsoft
| document.
|
| This document, called the Microsoft Online
| Services Global Criminal Compliance
| Handbook, or "spy guide," gives details on
| how law enforcement can grab user data from
| a wide range of Microsoft services, from
| Windows Live ID to Xbox Live to Hotmail.
| Microsoft holds and can reveal a huge amount
| of data on individuals through their social
| networking and file-sharing services, too.
| These data include IP addresses, credit
| cards, chat logs and much more.
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http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/an_in-depth_look_at_microsofts_spy_guide.php
Microsoft Kills Watchdog Website Due to Leaked Documents
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| For example, in cases involving libel or
| trade secrets, said Cohn, "You go to court,
| you make a case and you get an injunction.
| You don't just file a form. DMCA makes
| censorship easy."
|
| Cohn also noted she feels the reason
| Microsoft actually wants the document
| removed from the Web is because, for a large
| corporation with millions of users and an
| aggressive PR agenda, the document raises
| concerns and sparks conversations the
| company would rather not confront.
|
| "It's part of a very intense political
| debate about the role of intermediary
| companies like Microsoft aiding surveillance
| for law enforcement. It's embarrassing for
| Microsoft for their users to see how much
| the people who carry their email have
| arrangements with law enforcement.
|
| "All of the people who carry our
| communications are an easy conduit for our
| government to spy on us, and a lot of people
| are unhappy about that. It's a legitimate
| public debate, and Microsoft doesn't want to
| be part of that debate."
|
| We hope that Microsoft does, in fact,
| release their stranglehold on Young and his
| site and take part in a conversation with
| their users about how their data can be
| accessed by others, including law
| enforcement. We've reached out to them for
| comment and will update this post if and
| when we hear back.
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http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/_improper_use_of_copyright.php
Microsoft Takes Down Whistleblower Site, Read the Secret Doc Here
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/02/microsoft-cryptome/
Recent:
IE bug leaks private details from 50m PDF files
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| A bug in Microsoft's Internet Explorer
| browser is causing more than 50 million
| files stored online to leak potentially
| sensitive information that could compromise
| user privacy, a security researcher said.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/23/internet_explorer_file_disclosure_bug/
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