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Windows Phone 8 earns key government security certification
- ryanmcdonough 13y ago*insert NSA related quip here.
- xradionut 13y agoDoes Microsoft think this is a selling point to any entity other than US government institutions? Do they not see the irony? :)
- nekopa 13y agoHonestly, at first this headline made me laugh out loud. Then I chuckled again thinking 'Has MS's PR department completely lost the plot re what is happening nowadays vis a vis the NSA?' Finally I actually feel a little sad. I used to trust my government (to a certain degree). Now, not in the slightest.
- devx 13y agoSo they passed the same certification level (FIPS 140-2) that the recently broken smartcards received? http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/09/fatal-crypto-flaw-in-some-government-certified-smartcards-makes-forgery-a-snap/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/09/fatal-crypto-flaw-in...
- dbg31415 13y agoPretty sure that means the government can get the data at any point they want, right? Sounds secure to me!
- windexh8er 13y agoI can't help it, but I could only envision the tiny stickers that emblazon every non-Mac laptop out there with a new, and proud, banner: MCB - Microsoft Certified Backdoor. In all seriousness - it's in their best interest to push forward as if nothing has changed. Keep in mind the majority still has little to no idea regarding the extent of the data that's been disseminated regarding the NSA thanks to the way the US media deems things appropriate to report.
- r0h1n 13y agoSeriously, Microsoft! Did no one involved with the approval process on this post think this would be an, um, inopportune time to tout the fact that the US Govt certified your security?