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Re: [News] Microsoft Breaks the Law: Intrudes People's Personal Information as Matter of Policy

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____/ GreyCloud on Thursday 25 Feb 2010 22:01 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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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/
>> 
>> 
> http://cryptomeorg.siteprotect.net/
> 
> Restored
> microsoft-spy.zip     Microsoft Global Criminal Spy Guide
> February 20, 2010 (1.6MB)
> 
> Microsoft Global Criminal Spy Guide Mirrors
> http://jya.com/microsoft-spy.zip
> http://eyeball-series.org/microsoft-spy.zip
> http://cryptome.net/microsoft-spy.zip
> http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/02/microsoft-cryptome/
> http://file.wikileaks.org/files/microsoft-spy.pdf
> http://downtr.net/find/microsoft-spy+zip.html
> 
> Lawful Spy Guides
> paypal-spy.zip        PayPal Spying Guide
> February 25, 2010 (932KB)
> myspace-spy.pdf       MySpace Spying Guide
> February 25, 2010
> comcast-spy.pdf       Comcast Spying Guide
> February 25, 2010
> microsoft-spy.zip(ok) Microsoft Global Criminal Spy Guide
> February 20, 2010 (1.6MB)
> facebook-spy.pdf      Facebook Lawful Spying Guide
> February 20, 2010
> 
> aol-spy.pdf           AOL Lawful Spying Guide
> February 20, 2010
> skype-spy.pdf         Skype Lawful Spying Guide
> February 20, 2010
> cox-spy.pdf           Cox Communications Lawful Spying Guide
> February 20, 2010
> ning-spy.pdf          Ning Lawful Spying Guide
> February 20, 2010
> myyearbook-spy.pdf    myYearbook Lawful Spying Guide
> February 20, 2010
> 
> stickam-spy.pdf       Stickam Lawful Spying Guide
> February 20, 2010
> usps-spy.pdf          US Postal Service Mail Spy Request 1
> February 20, 2010
> usps-spy2.pdf (ok)    US Postal Service Mail Spy Request 2
> February 20, 2010
> yahoo-preserve.pdf    Lawful Yahoo Records Preservation Letter
> February 20, 2010
> cisco-spy.pdf         Cisco Lawful Spying
> February 12, 2010
> 
> 3gpp-spy.htm          3GPP Lawful Spying and Security
> February 11, 2010
> microsoft-spy.htm     Microsoft Lawful Spying
> December 26, 2009
> att-spy-doc-01.pdf    ATT Lawful Spying Document 1
> December 6, 2009
> att-spy-doc-02.zip    ATT Lawful Spying Document 2
> December 6, 2009 (2.9MB)
> verizon-spy.pdf       Verizon Lawful Spying Guide
> December 6, 2009
> 
> sprint-spy2.pdf       Sprint CALEA Spying Delivery System
> December 6, 2009
> sprint-spy.zip        Sprint Lawful Spying Guide
> December 5, 2009 (600KB)
> voicestream-spy.zip   Voicestream Lawful Spying Guide
> December 5, 2009 (626KB)
> yahoo-cryptome.htm    Yahoo Cryptome Messages
> December 5, 2009
> yahoo-demand.pdf      Yahoo Demands Takedown of Yahoo Spying Guide
> December 2, 2009
> 
> yahoo-spy.pdf         Yahoo Lawful Spying Guide
> December 2, 2009
> cox-spy.pdf           Cox Lawful Spying Guide
> December 2, 2009
> sbc-ameritech-spy.pdf SBC-Ameritech Lawful Spying Guide
> December 2, 2009
> sbc-lea-spy.pdf       SBC Lawful Spying Guide
> December 2, 2009
> ameritech-spy.pdf     Ameritech Lawful Spying Guide
> December 2, 2009
> 
> cingular-spy.pdf      Cingular Lawful Spying Guide
> December 2, 2009
> cricket-spy.pdf       Cricket Lawful Spying Guide
> December 2, 2009
> nextel-spy.pdf        Nextel Lawful Spying Guide
> December 2, 2009
> pactel-spy.pdf        Pacific Telesis Lawful Spying Guide
> December 2, 2009
> gte-spy.pdf           GTE Lawful Spying Guide
> December 2, 2009
> 
> 
> I can see why MS shut them down for a while.
> They don't like what he has to offer the public.

Microsoft got itself an encounter with the Streisand Effect. By trying to intervene
it only ended up digging itself deep into a hole.

Wikileaks has found haven in Iceland. Cryptome can maybe settle down there too.

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		~~ Best of wishes


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