__/ [ Colin Day ] on Saturday 15 July 2006 18:01 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> __/ [ 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
>>
>> ,----[ 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.
>> |
>> | 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.
>> `----
>>
>
> And making it difficult for the police to read your files is a bad thing?
>
> Colin Day
I quoted the irrelevant/unsupportive bit. Look at the article. It is safe to
assume that the government is given a back door to one's encrypted
filesystem/s. Scoble said it's not true, but what do you know? He ditched
Microsoft.
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