evangotlib:

biteofpythias:

We’re the NSA. And windows 7 was our idea.

Fuck man…I almost can’t even get angry anymore. Of course this happened, and the reasons behind why the NSA would want what I’m immediately interpreting as “backdoor access” to Windows 7 are too numerous to count here. Could it be a generous move by the NSA to help Windows 7 enhance security? I guess it’s theoretically possible. Could it be a much darker motivation for the most secretive spy agency on the planet? Yeah, I’ll probably go with that one - large and intensely secretive government agencies with histories of illegal activity including civil and human rights violations rarely operate under an overwhelming sense of altruism.

Should we all have seen this coming? Probably.

Is it unique to Microsoft? Not a chance.

Will someone with a vested interest in maintaining this status-quo tell me that this is all in my best interest? Virtually a 100% chance of that.