Alarming news,Microsoft helps the NSA to spy on you

http://nsnbc.me/2013/07/13/documents-reveal-microsoft-helps-the-nsa-spy-on-you/

Microsoft, the first tech corporation to be brought onto the PRISM program, has also been contributing encrypted information to the National Security Agency (NSA). Along with this data, the NSA was given access to cloud storage systems and Skype video calls by Microsoft.

It has been reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) could request information with ease because the PRISM program is a team sport!

Documents obtained state that:

•Microsoft assisted the NSA in breaking encryption codes.

•Pre-encryption access was obtained for email accounts for Outlook and Hotmail.

•Microsoft cooperated with the FBI with SkyDrive which affected 250 million users.

•Microsoft and the FBI Data Intercept Unit (DIU) created aliases for email accounts to gain access to more information on users.

•After Microsoft purchased Skype, NSA had full access to the technology.

In response Microsoft PR said in a typical statement: To be clear, Microsoft does not provide any government with blanket or direct access to SkyDrive, Outlook.com, Skype or any Microsoft product. We take our commitments to our customers and to compliance with applicable law very seriously, so we provide customer data only in response to legal processes.

However, just after 9/11, the FBI began their data sharing relationship with Microsoft who gave unfettered access to surveying their customers to the federal government.

FBI agents were interested in customer email account information. Microsoft engineers were told to give over new user data to the FBI as it became available.Slides provided explain how the data mining program was conducted and how real-time surveillance of emails and stored content.

It has been revealed that in September of 2007, Microsoft was the first tech corporation to join PRISM, followed by Google and Apple.James Clapper, director of National Intelligence (NI), explained PIRSM program last month with the declassification of documents regarding the NSA surveillance initiatives as well as intelligence collections

This shit again?

Thank you for helping to keep the greatest country in the history of mankind safe MS.

Now consider this:

http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/07/new-xbox-by-nsa-partner-microsoft-will-watch-you-247/

Possible privacy violations by Microsofts upcoming Xbox One have come under new scrutiny since it was revealed Thursday that the tech giant was a crucial partner in an expansive Internet surveillance program conducted by the National Security Agency and involving Silicon Valleys biggest players.

One of the consoles key features is the full integration of the Kinect, a motion sensing camera that allows users to play games, scroll through menus, and generally operate the Xbox just using hand gestures. Microsoft has touted the camera as the hallmark of a new era of interactivity in gaming.What Microsoft has not promoted, however, is the fact that you will not be able to power on the console without first enabling the Kinect, designed to detect both heartbeats and eye movement.

Disturbingly, a recently published Microsoft patent reveals the Kinect has the capability to determine exactly when users are viewing ads broadcast by the Xbox through its eye movement tracking.

Put two and two together

http://i.imgur.com/ffOqkI4.jpg

Seems someone has their hands full with damage control over the shitty PS4 launch line-up.

Bring back the level 10 thread rule,kkthxbye.

This isn't really News

they should only let people with over 10k posts make threads or something. too many boring troll threads

Yawn. The NSA is already spying on you if you are using Windows.

10,000 is a little extreme. I would say 500 posts. But yeah it's ridiculous the trolls that can post.

Or pretty much anything with an internet connection

What, I knew it, fucking assholes, first the european parliament, now this

Fckin yankee scum

Indeed, the cows are in full DC mode atm.

http://nsnbc.me/2013/07/13/documents-reveal-Sony-helps-the-Taliban-spy-on-you/

Better Cows ?

@Caseytappy: that's not even a real link lol

Or anything that connects to a cell phone tower...

The xbone has an even shittier launch line up, so I wouldnt be talking xbot. Hell, Killzone alone looks miles better then anything on the xbone!

But thats besided the point. What did that even have to do with anything! You are trying yo deflect in typcial shill fashion

Microsoft WAS one of the first to sign up for NSA's spying programs. Now consider Microsoft's constant shady history and the fact they are pushing a mandatory Kinect which is more then capable of spying.It doesnt take a genuis to put two and two together here.

And for the sheep who say its nothing to care about THEN why have Microsoft/NSA retaliated against those who were asked to sign but chose not to

"Jailed Qwest CEO claimed that NSA retaliated because he wouldnt participate in spy program" Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/13/jailed-qwest-ceo-claimed-that-nsa-retaliated-because-he-wouldnt-participate-in-spy-program/#ixzz2XEaDm2qW

And for the sheep who defend it and say why would they want to spy on you. You should have NOTHING to worry about etc..... Understand that there is a huge business of corps buying and selling user information. Look it up.

And regardless its an invasion of privacy so GTFO without that stupid "you dont have anything to hide so you should object to a clear invasion of privacy which is unconstituional"

I can't tell whether you're being sarcastic or whether you're an idiot.

Didn't MS announce that you can unplug the kinect?

I'm not here to talk or care about NSA... doesn't really have much to do with SW.

And yeah, Killzone looks better than anything on the X1... too bad it's merely an average shooter underneath its visuals. And too bad it's the only PS4 launch exclusive, unless you want to count that thing hated even by the official PS magazine... what's it called, Krap, or something like that?

Lol even big corporations have to obey the law of the land. If you don't like the nsa, cia, etc doing this junk then vote for people who will change it (assuming you're a us cit and old enough to vote)

lol old news. kinect doens't even have to be plugged in. government can spy on you using cell phones. get a life tin foil hat people

Microsoft "we take privacy very seriously" xD

@mems_1224:

"Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither."

The NSA has no business looking at my e-mails, listening to my phone calls, or gathering information on my social circle with no suspicion.

F*ck you, or anyone who believes they do.

I shit you not, word for word what I was going to say.

that's incorrect

Again?

Welcome to the modern world. What do you think they do with cell phones? They tracked them in secrecy for two years. Stop getting your panties in a bunch.

OP, you really need to check this out!

Recent leak suggests NSA information network much larger than previously thought.

old

Land of the Free

@mems_1224: You make me ashamed to be american.

How's this news?

News: They're spying on you from Kinect Cameras and online monitoring and recording!

Lemmings: Meh...They're probably just using it to see how they can use our activities to get ideas for games!! Go Microsoft!!!

News: They're opening a new credit card under your bank account and social security number!!!

Lemmings: Meh....They're probably just using that to buy the games we want to play because of that new invention that guesses what you're in the mood to play. Go Microsoft!!!

News: They're taking out second payments on your house.

Lemmings: Meh...They're probably just using the money to buy more dedicated servers. Dedicated servers aren't cheap to maintain! Go Microsoft!!!

News: They're reclaiming your vehicles and towing it out of your driveway but they're not refunding all your money!!!

Lemmings: They must be using it as a test to so they can make the next Forza more realistic. Go Microsoft!!!

Facepalm.

we kinda been over this already

An article from July. And we were already discussing this back then.