A small correction

Story: The NSA, Windows & AntivirusTotal Replies: 3
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albinard

Jun 25, 2015
12:10 PM EDT
I think Christine's original words:

“...allow government IT experts to pore through source code to prove there’s no back doors baked into Windows or other Microsoft products...”

could use a further addition: “...that the NSA is not already exploiting.”
seatex

Jun 26, 2015
4:51 PM EDT
> "...allow government IT experts..."

Isn't that like asking the thief to check your home and tell you if it's safe?
penguinist

Jun 26, 2015
8:53 PM EDT
My thoughts exactly when I read that.

Hello, we are from the NSA and we are here to help you. We are very much interested in your security. Don't forget, we were the ones who gave you selinux.
jdixon

Jun 27, 2015
9:09 AM EDT
> Don't forget, we were the ones who gave you selinux.

Yeah. Yet another reason to run Slackware.

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