Xanthippa's Chamberpot

Can’t say this os a surprise, but it’s important that the confirmations are as publicly known as possible.

‘Everyone knows’ that all Miscrosoft software has more backdoors than a whorehouse – Microsoft openly admits they consult with the US government while developing Windows products.  But Apple consumers always laboured under the presumption that they were above such surveillance…

From Slashdot:

‘The memo suggests that, “in exchange for the Indian market presence” mobile device manufacturers, including RIM, Nokia, and Apple (collectively defined in the document as “RINOA”) have agreed to provide backdoor access on their devices. The Indian government then “utilized backdoors provided by RINOA” to intercept internal emails of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a U.S. government body with a mandate to monitor, investigate and report to Congress on ‘the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship’ between the U.S. and China.’

So, now we know a bit more:  more electronics manufacturers are willing to sell out their customers to government surveillance.

And, the US government is not unique in having access to the backdoors built in to consumer electronics.

So much for ‘an expectation of privacy’…