[Am-info] Microsoft says their software sucks, is insecure....

[Geoffrey]

John Poltorak wrote:
> On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 07:29:33PM -0400, Geoffrey wrote:
> 
>>Allchin's testimony, indicating opening apis of windows will threaten 
>>national security.  Well, then I'd say, remove windows from government 
>>systems...
>>
> 
> 
> Maybe he is alluding to the presence of the NSA keys within Windows...
> 
> The NSA would not want people to know how they could be spied on by using 
> Windows.

I don't know about NSA keys in windows.  Regardless, two issues with 
this.  First, such a concern could be addressed via a small separate 
dll, or module.  Second, don't assume because it's a binary, that it's 
inaccessible.


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