Re: [LUG] OT: MS security whitewash

[Philip Hudson <phil.hudson@xxxxxxxxx>]

A bit of condescending advice: less of the condescending, superior, ex-cathedra tone. It sets you up for a fall. Always consider the possibility that you may not be as smart or well-informed as you like to think you are. When you're peddling a counsel of despair, be doubly cautious.

Right now, as those who follow these matters closely are aware, Washington is alive with the sound of rats deserting the sinking NSA ship.

On 7 December 2013 16:27, bad apple <mr.meowski@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 07/12/13 09:14, Philip Whateley wrote:
> In principle, all these could be forced
> to stop using MS Apple or Google software until it can be proven
> (presumably through the independent scrutiny of source code) that the
> software is now clean.

Yeah, good luck with that.

This thread is hilarious, none of you seem to have got the memo.

Nothing is going to happen, nothing is going to move 95% of the world's
computing off Windows, the NSA and GCHQ will continue to have their
backdoors and we - the people - will remain thoroughly disenfranchised
and generally screwed.

The "law" is worthless, data protection is a joke and our governments
couldn't give a shit what we think. There, I think that brings you all
up to speed.

Has Snowden not taught you anything?

Regards

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