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First from a technical point of view, putting a "hook" like this into Windows isn't that difficult!
Second I wouldn't doubt if the NSA paid Microsoft to put this "hook" into Windows. That's if some patriotic *sshole at Microsoft didn't offer to do it for free. Bill Gates, has already been quoted that he thinks Apple Computer should help the FBI break into an iPhone. With that type of love your government attitude Bill Gates has, I wouldn't doubt if the NSA paid Microsoft to put hooks into Windows, or even got Microsoft to do it for "free". Third, if a "hook" like this can be put in Windows, it can also be put into Unix or Linux. And remember that the government has the money to pay Unix and Linux vendors to put the hook into the software. That's for the vendors who aren't the love the government type who will do it for free. If you are doing anything you don't want the government to know about, I would keep the computer off line in a room that has NO internet or cell phone connection. And that's for ever. If the computer is ever connected, remember the "hook" can be activated at any time and everything on the computer can be viewed by the government. Sounds expensive doesn't it. But remember the government steals lot's of your money and uses it to protect themselves from YOU. So YOUR paying for these "hooks". It's better to be very paranoid and free, then to be trusting and in a prison cell. Last, even if Microsoft HONESTLY claims they didn't put some hook in Windows, a patriotic computer programmer who loves the government could have secretly done it. NSA Backdoor Exploit in Windows 8 Uncovered By Jacob Kleinman | August 22, 2013 An internal document issued by IT experts working for the German federal government warned national agencies and companies not to use Windows 8. The reason? An alleged backdoor exploit has been discovered, and the details were obtained and published by German site Zeit Online. The leaked message suggests that the NSA likely has access to a hidden feature which apparently can’t be shut off and allows Microsoft to remotely control any computer running the software. The Windows 8 feature under scrutiny by the German government is called Trusted Computing, a backdoor setting established ten years ago by a number of American tech giants including Microsoft, HP and IBM. Trusted Computing is supposed to protect computers from being manipulated by malicious third parties using viruses or other methods. The chip used to install Trusted Computing on Windows 8 computers allegedly offers Microsoft backdoor access, though the implication appears to be that the American company will extend that power to the U.S. government as well. A second leaked report also notes that Windows 7 can “be safely operated until 2020,” implying that the German government may revert to the now-outdated operating system until the current security holes are plugged. However, in response to Zeit Online’s report, the Reichstag issued a statement partially denying claims it would downgrade its software.
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