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We have no choice but to trust Microsoft. Microsoft has reasons to be trustworthy, but they also have reasons to betray our trust in favor of other interests.
by OGinparadise 14y ago
We have no choice but to trust Microsoft. Microsoft has reasons to be trustworthy, but they also have reasons to betray our trust in favor of other interests.
Interests are US Federal laws not to mention other countries. When the FBI knocks with a warrant or whatever is needed, Microsoft (Google, or Apple, or FB, or Twitter, or AT&T...) can't do much. Do not trust them for super-sensitive info: if you're gossiping about your in laws, maybe it's safe...drug dealing, assassinations and Al Qaeda stuff probably not so much.
- mikegerwitz 14y agoThe EFF has some useful information regarding trust and government action (warrants, subpoenas, etc): https://ssd.eff.org/ https://ssd.eff.org/
- nathan_long 14y ago>> if you're gossiping about your in laws, maybe it's safe...drug dealing, assassinations and Al Qaeda stuff probably not so much. There are more kinds of private conversations than frivolous and evil. >> Do not trust them for super-sensitive info Yes, that's the takeaway. We need an easier end-to-end encrypted VOIP method, so you don't have to trust the pipes you're using.