Thus spake Ringo Kamens on Sun, 23 Dec 2007: (snip) > Also, we know the NSA and DoJ have engaged in > this type of activity in the past such as "working" with Microsoft to > secure vista and having their private key inserted into windows > versions so they could decrypt things.
I've heard of the Vista bit, but what are you referring to, as far as having a decryption key for Windows stuff? I know they had one in... What was it? Lotus Notes? (snip) > Comrade Ringo Kamens Eugene > On Dec 23, 2007 11:20 AM, Scott Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The article is at > [2]http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/12/20/nsa-0wnz- > popular-firewalls > (Beware of linewrap in URL above.) Because it's from Cryptome, the > same folks > who think the NSA controls large banks of IP addresses in places > like Red > China, perhaps the article should be taken with a hefty grain of > salt. > Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG > ******************************************************************* > *** > * Internet: bennett at [3]cs.niu.edu > * > *------------------------------------------------------------------ > --* > * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good > * > * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free > governments * > * -- a standing army." > * > * -- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 > * > ******************************************************************* > *** > > References > > 1. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 2. > http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/12/20/nsa-0wnz-popular-firewalls > 3. http://cs.niu.edu/ -- Eugene Y. Vasserman Ph.D. Candidate, University of Minnesota http://www.cs.umn.edu/~eyv/
