Microsoft Says FBI Secretly Surveilling Its Customers
Microsoft said the Federal Bureau of Investigation is secretly spying on its customers with so-called National Security Letters that don?t require a judge?s approval, a revelation Thursday that mirrors one Google announced two weeks ago.
Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft announced that the type of accounts the feds are targeting with National Security Letters, warrants or court orders include Hotmail/Outlook.com, SkyDrive, Xbox LIVE, Microsoft Account, Messenger and Office 365.
Are you on?...
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They're dicks, man! - http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/03/microsoft-nsl-revelation/ (http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/03/microsoft-nsl-revelation/)
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"Secretly"? ??? Someone's not a journalist, man.
If it travels on a network, it is intercepted. If it is stored by another party, the government has it and so might some other almost-as-bad guys. If it's encrypted, it soon won't be.
(https://sslimgs.xkcd.com/comics/security.png)
Something just totally wrong about this abuse of power, man.
I have seen this crypto nerd cartoon before but it is still good, every time I look at it.