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Windows Vista + NSA = Concerns

by Milo on January 12th, 2007

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Microsoft confirmed that NSA (National Security Agency) sent a red and blue team to review and work on the security features of Windows Vista. The read team provided the attacks while the blue team worked on Vista configurations.

Microsoft also confirmed that NSA helped them in previous versions — XP and 2000. The agency says that Windows Vista is a matter of National Security and their involvment protects their cause.

What the…

Microsoft Windows Vista isn’t only sold in the United States and a vast majority of licenses sold would be outside America and people purchasing Vista should not be concerned that a foreign security agency had their hands dirty on their application.

Today it is Microsoft and the next thing we know the NSA would be working with every software application out there which would raise concerns on privacy protection of consumers.

Different version

Would be far off to think that Microsoft should have made a version which reads — “NSA Free Edition

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