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Microsoft informs the NSA of bugs in Windows before fixing them

Microsoft reports software bugs in their operating system to US intelligence agencies before publicly releasing a fix, allowing the agencies to exploit the bugs for their own surveillance programs by infiltrating targeted computer systems. Instead of putting the security and privacy of their users first the company willingly exposes them to malicious actors. source: https://web.archive.org/web/20130622044225/http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2013/06/how-can-any-company-ever-trust-microsoft-again/index.htm […]
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Microsoft informs the NSA of bugs in Windows before fixing them – archived source

How Can Any Company Ever Trust Microsoft Again? Glyn Moody – Published 14:34, 17 June 13 Irrespective of the details of the current revelations about US spying being provided by Edward Snowden in the Guardian, there is already a huge collateral benefit. On the one hand, the US government is falling over itself to deny some […]
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Skype likely allows 3rd party access to all conversations

After the acquisition by Microsoft of the communication software vendor Skype, changes were made to the platform, towards are more centralized controlled system. Pressured for questions if the company works together with intelligence agencies to allow access to user communication were not clearly answered, leading to the suspicion of the company doing so. source: https://slate.com/technology/2012/07/skype-won-t-comment-on-whether-it-can-now-eavesdrop-on-conversations.html […]
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Skype likely allows 3rd party access to all conversations – archived source

Skype Won’t Say Whether It Can Eavesdrop on Your Conversations BY RYAN GALLAGHER – JULY 20, 2012 4:37 PM New surveillance laws being proposed in countries from the United States to Australia would force makers of online chat software to build in backdoors for wiretapping. For years, the popular video chat service Skype has resisted taking part in online surveillance—but […]
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Microsoft has the ability to remotely delete Windows 8 apps

Microsoft admitted the possibility of the remote removal of apps installed on Windows systems without the user’s consent, displaying the fact that users of the Windows operating system have little to no control over their property. source: https://www.computerworld.com/article/2500036/microsoft–we-can-remotely-delete-windows-8-apps.html archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2011/12/08/microsoft-has-the-ability-to-remotely-delete-windows-8-apps-archived-source/
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Microsoft has the ability to remotely delete Windows 8 apps – archived source

Microsoft: We can remotely delete Windows 8 apps Like Apple and Google, Windows Store will include a ‘kill switch’ to disable or eliminate rogue apps By Gregg Keizer – Senior Reporter, Computerworld | DEC 8, 2011 1:57 PM PST Microsoft will be able to throw a “kill switch” to disable or even remove an app from users’ Windows 8 […]
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Microsoft apologizes for updating Windows without user consent

Users of the Microsoft Windows operating system found system compontents had been updated despite the system wide configuration of disabling automatic updates. It proves that end users of the Windows operating system do not have the full control over their system as they might think. source: https://www.informationweek.com/government/microsoft-updates-windows-without-user-permission-apologizes archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2007/09/13/microsoft-apologizes-for-updating-windows-without-user-consent-archived-source/
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Microsoft apologizes for updating Windows without user consent – archived source

Microsoft Updates Windows Without User Permission, Apologizes Over the last few weeks, without user approval, Windows Update has updated nine small executable files in both Windows XP and Windows Vista. J. Nicholas Hoover – September 13, 2007 Microsoft has been quietly updating Windows even when users have turned off automatic updates and without notifying users, […]
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Microsoft Windows contains a NSA backdoor access

It was revealed that the Microsoft Windows operating system contains a cryptographic key used by the NSA intelligence agency, likely used to allow access to data on any copy of the operating system used worldwide. source: https://www.heise.de/tp/features/How-NSA-access-was-built-into-Windows-3444341.html archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/1999/09/04/microsoft-windows-contains-a-nsa-backdoor-access-archived-source/
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Microsoft Windows contains a NSA backdoor access – archived source

How NSA access was built into Windows 04. September 1999  Duncan Campbell Careless mistake reveals subversion of Windows by NSA. A CARELESS mistake by Microsoft programmers has revealed that special access codes prepared by the US National Security Agency have been secretly built into Windows. The NSA access system is built into every version of the […]
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