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Re: [News] Police Gets Master Key to Windows Disk Encryption?

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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> 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.
> `----
> 
> http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2150555/microsoft-teaching-police-hack
> 
> It's their computer, not your computer. And you only buy a license to use the
> software, which is not owned by the user.
> 
> If you want to actually /own/ your computer, use Linux.
> 

This is a huge issue.  If Microsoft are willing to train law enforcement
officials, then they will surely train anyone who'll pay enough.  What
company could be foolish enough to trust a Microsoft machine with this
in mind?

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| Mark Kent   --   mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk  |
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