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BelgianMadCow

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5. Microsoft, the new privacy champion? That's laughable. MS is a PRISM collaborator
Thu Dec 5, 2013, 08:04 PM
Dec 2013

and anyone that wants to trust Microsoft is not thinking straight.

To wit:

The National Security Agency paid millions of dollars to cover the costs of major internet companies involved in the Prism surveillance program after a court ruled that some of the agency's activities were unconstitutional, according to top-secret material passed to the Guardian.

The technology companies, which the NSA says includes Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Facebook, incurred the costs to meet new certification
Guardian.

That proves their direct involvement. The sales of these companies are being hit HARD, especially in emerging markets. They're trying to backpedal, but don't fall for the window(s)dressing.

http://prism-break.org if you want out.

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