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Re: Microsoft tech may curb whistle-blowing
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jay D. Dyson)
Tue Feb 25 13:17:40 2003
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Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 09:25:50 -0800 (PST)
From: "Jay D. Dyson" <jdyson@treachery.net>
To: Cryptography List <cryptography@wasabisystems.com>
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On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, R. A. Hettinga wrote:
> Microsoft is developing new technology to help companies control their
> internal documents - a move some fear could also stamp out
> whistle-blowing on corporate wrongdoing.
This is a grim turn of events indeed, but let us pause for a
moment to consider not only the ramifications, but the realities.
1. Every corporate executive I've ever known has an
ingrained habit of printing *everything* of import;
even if their only printer is a networked printer
a couple of offices away. (And yes, there is a
story there. Heh.) This alone will afford many a
conscientious employee the opportunity to peek into
the canonical closet that contains the skeletons.
2. Considering Microsoft's legacy of gross insecurity
in its allegedly "secure" products, I have absolutely
no doubt that this beast will be cracked in short
order, and corporate executives will see their dirty
laundry dragged out in the streets all the same.
I'll even go so far as to dub this future, inevitable
exploit as "The Whistleblower Worm." :)
-Jay
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