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   Anonymous
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   http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1562900/microsoft-denies-windows-door

   A MICROSOFT SPOKESVOLE has denied fears that the US National Security Agency (NSA) placed surveillance technology into Windows 7.

   The worry is that if the NSA was involved with the development of Windows 7 it might have put "backdoors" into Microsoft's code that would help it track users and intercept users' communications.

   Since no one outside Microsoft except a few secretive government agencies and very large corporate customers can review its Windows 7 source code, most people simply have to take the Vole's word that there are no intentionally built-in security holes in it.
   How about unintentionally ?

   Posted 14 years ago #
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   RosnSC
   Member

   I Googled 'Windows 7 backdoor', and found a pageful of links to various web sites of the following article's sort - Sorry, conspiracy buffs, there's no Windows "back door".

   Sue

   Posted 14 years ago #
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   HOSS
   Member

   It must be hell to live in such a paranoid world that one would believe in such things.

   c[_]

   Posted 14 years ago #
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   Frique
   Member

   Looking at Microsoft's track record, I can imagine that an accidental back door will turn up eventually. Many of the automatic updates that we receive (on all our operating systems) are to fix security vulnerabilities. Some of these could give a hacker access to your computer unless they are patched. As for intentional backdoors? I refuse to speculate. I see enough unmarked sedans following me as it is.

   Remember, question what those in power tell you. It is the only way to keep them honest.

   Posted 14 years ago #

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