Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 11:07:31 -0500 (EST) From: Omachonu Ogali <oogali@intranova.net> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: US secret agents work at Microsoft: French Intelligence (fwd) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002201107160.49727-100000@hydrant.intranova.net>
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Another reason we shouldn't use Windows... -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Omachonu Ogali oogali@intranova.net | | Intranova Networking Group http://tribune.intranova.net | | PGP Key ID: 0xBFE60839 | | PGP Fingerprint: C8 51 14 FD 2A 87 53 D1 E3 AA 12 12 01 93 BD 34 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 03:06:01 -0800 (PST) From: William Knowles <erehwon@kizmiaz.dis.org> To: DC-Stuff <dc-stuff@dis.org> Subject: US secret agents work at Microsoft: French Intelligence http://www.theage.com.au/breaking/0002/19/A27800-2000Feb19.shtml Source: AFP | Published: Saturday February 19, 7:44 AM PARIS, Feb 18 - A French intelligence report today accused US secret agents of working with computer giant Microsoft to develop software allowing Washington to spy on communications around the world. The report, drawn up by the Strategic Affairs Delegation (DAS), the intelligence arm of the French Defence Ministry, was quoted in today's edition of the news-letter Le Monde du Renseignement (Intelligence World). Written by a senior officer at the DAS, the report claims agents from the National Security Agency (NSA) helped install secret programmes on Microsoft software, currently in use in 90 per cent of computers. According to the report there was a 'strong suspicion' of a lack of security fed by insistent rumours about the existence of spy programs on Microsoft, and by the presence of NSA personnel in Bill Gates' development teams. The NSA protects communications for the US government, and also intercepts electronic messages for the Defence Department and other US intelligence agencies, the newsletter said. According to the report, 'it would seem that the creation of Microsoft was largely supported, not least financially, by the NSA, and that IBM was made to accept the (Microsoft) MS-DOS operating system by the same administration.' The report claimed the Pentagon was Microsoft's biggest client in the world. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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