>> My reasoning is that antivirus is a very international industry, and while a government might get its own companies to play along, it would not be able to in

>> My reasoning is that antivirus is a very international industry, and while a government might get its own companies to play along, it would not be able to influence international companies. this sounds more like an assumption than reasoning. given all we know to date about the operations of the NSA and the CIA (they collaborate closely at times), we should not be so hasty in dismissing such an important topic. >> Understanding that the companies could certainly lie, this is the response so far: no one has admitted to doing so. well.. they wouldn't, would they.