[geeks] Run for your lives!! was:[Fwd: Re: SPAM: Via open

[Mike Hebel]

>>> for cyberspace security, has picked Microsoft Chief Security Officer
>>Howard
>>> Schmidt to help design strategies to protect US computer systems from hack
>>> attacks by al Qaeda or other terrorist groups."
>>>

They can do that!  They're the good guys!  Microsoft can fix anything!

>>'Cause MS is the poster-child for internet security?

Yep!  My Windows 95 password screen locks the machine against any
intruder!

>>'Cause MS is known for highly secure computer systems?

I couldn't even get past my wife's screensaver password!

>>'Cause MS allows modification of the source code in order to improve
>>particular facets of security?

Sure!  They work on the code to protect America!

dco> Because the fed's concept of protecting the US has nothing to do with
dco> having systems secure from attack, they only care about being able
dco> to get in to every citizen's home machine. MS can help them with that,
dco> obviously.

Darn tootin'!  Everyone in the government should be able to do that!

dco> Soon enough Windows will analyze all of the documents you work on 
dco> and messages you send or recieve, and generate a "Patriotism Factor"
dco> (1-10) to be sent to a central government server every night.

I hope so!  This document would rate an 8 at least!

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Sounds like a Bad Man(TM) to me!  Mommy make him stop!

;-)

Mike *hedging his bets against Big Brother* Hebel  mailto:nimitz at owc.net

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