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When Police Gets in the Way of Investigations, Having Used Microsoft Products to Investigate Microsoft Issues

An update on our biggest investigation in recent years (conflict of interest may be an obstacle)

Seattle police website
We might soon issue a broader call for further requests



Summary: In this long article we outline barriers we've come across in pursuit of information from the police (the pedophilia arrest at the mansion of Bill Gates -- followed by conviction and arrest -- has thousands of pages about it, but since September the police has shared not even one!)

IT MAY seem like we've gone quiet lately, as not many articles were published over the past week. But the reality is, we work hard on bringing exclusive stories. We also carefully fact-check to avoid publishing falsehoods, unverified claims, and nutty conspiracies (right now there are many rumours about Bill Gates in relation to the Coronavirus).



As of this moment, we work with a number of sources and collaborators. We also look forward to next month's update from Seattle PD, albeit we don't expect much from them (based on past experiences). We'd rather wait than publish speculative material.

As of this month/year, there are at least 2 relevant queries with the PD. It is difficult to know for sure how many exactly. If things slow down or momentum is altogether lost, we'll encourage more queries (or petitions). For now, it seems strategically wiser not to over-encumber a department which claims that it is already understaffed (it said so a few months back). We've already received an informal commitment from victims of ephebophiles. They too may be submitting requests shall that accelerate the process (the PD asks the petitioners if they're personally harmed, which might speed things up compared to queries from journalists).

"We've already received an informal commitment from victims of ephebophiles. They too may be submitting requests shall that accelerate the process (the PD asks the petitioners if they're personally harmed, which might speed things up compared to queries from journalists)."Various weird things have happened in recent months. One day we'll share all the details and that's a promise (it seems like there are subtle efforts to intimidate and discourage the curious). Several Techrights associates have been made aware of these things and are also well aware of the Seattle PD thing, as well (case IDs and communications). We've circulated parts of the timeline privately. So we are backed up, so to speak. Too many people are now involved for further exploration to be completely scuttled. If it takes the whole year, so be it. But we'll insist on getting answers. We've been diplomatic about it and the communication with the PD is amicable, polite, and professional.

Suffice to say, if they continue to stonewall (blatantly or subtly), especially if this is done repeatedly, they can be publicly accused of aiding abusers. If they're aware of this, which we presume they are, they will release something... the question is, how much? Any redaction can leave more questions than answers. This much too they should know. They need to reassure the public that they are being transparent and honest. We adopt "presumption of innocence" (the principle) here as anything else can lead us astray. We try to remain as patient as possible, even when it is hard. They're seemingly hiding, postponing, then they claim to be redacting, then they say they got stuck, then again they merely fetch and open files (again). Some inconsistencies in the explanations can easily suggest that they're coming up with excuses. We're almost in February and the whole process started way back in September, so right now we're not far from 6 months (half a year) merely 'stuck in the process' with not a single document/page emitted. Batch processing is being considered right now, at the very least as a contingency (several pertinent requests for smaller documents).

"We're almost in February and the whole process started way back in September, so right now we're not far from 6 months (half a year) merely 'stuck in the process' with not a single document/page emitted."Our investigation has thus far attracted attention not just from dodgy circles but also respectable ones, such as best-selling authors. It's extremely important to maintain a high level of accuracy, precision and preferably concision too. This is why we've left this part out of the "Mansion of Pedophilia" series (we've relegated some bits to appendix status).

So far we've seen no complaints anywhere about this Gates series. Nobody has pointed out inaccuracies and we've received positive feedback from past Microsoft employees. They are interested in the subject. They want to know more about the person whom Microsoft treats like an oracle and Wikipedia mostly describes as a Saint whilst linking (as citations) articles composed by Bill Gates-funded sites. PR or perception management create a growing disparity between reality and public opinion.

"So far we've seen no complaints anywhere about this Gates series."Let's consider this article entitled "1 of 3 elderly Seattle brothers sentenced to 9 months in child-porn case". The Bill Gates-funded Seattle Times published it not too long ago. We've been passed the following response to it in earlier phases of the investigation. About the above article it said:

Good luck! Kudos! Seattle/King County ❤️ Pedos. Only 1 of these demons got 90 days for molesting, producing, and distributing…

A cop friend of mine told me that it’s not necessarily unusual for the elite/rich class to be treated better than the average citizen and get their arraignments scheduled up to a year later. He said that when departments are afraid of being sued they are less likely to risk losing their case and will release them first and send them a notice to appear in court through mail at a later date. Anyone else and it’s automatic detention and a bail is set. He also told me that as soon as the guy was arrested it would have been public record. Different local areas report crimes on a weekly basis, commonly. I’m not sure if he was booked that day or not and I could not find any local blurbs about an arrest or search of his apartment. Also not sure if it would have been mentioned where the arrest took place but its common for warranted searches and arrests to be published in local news. I don’t know if that happened or if any mention of Gates or Gates’s home would have been in that, if it was. Which could be a practical reason why media didn’t pick up on it (I don’t think so - but considering giving the benefit of the doubt.)

I thought I’d ask him about it so I don’t come off as being unreasonable in any of my suspicions or questions when writing on it.


We've come across similar explanations (see recent reporting by ProPublica) for why the IRS isn't going after or seeking to prosecute the very rich. They're afraid of lengthy legal battles and expensive lawyers. ProPublica recently covered this in relation to Microsoft's massive tax evasion. We will revisit the subject soon, but it's worth noting that Gates himself evades tax using his so-called 'charity'; we wrote many articles about this in the past. The key point is, authorities are typically reluctant to hold the powerful accountable as it's perceived as risky and cumbersome (it's a lot easier to 'clock' big numbers by going after the vulnerable in bulk). That applies to the IRS and also to police departments. It's actually common knowledge... for decades if not centuries.

"The key point is, authorities are typically reluctant to hold the powerful accountable as it's perceived as risky and cumbersome (it's a lot earlier to 'clock' big numbers by going after the vulnerable in bulk)."So far we've been focused on the police, albeit the court system too is being explored (there are court documents); there too there's a fear of prosecuting the powerful and judges aren't immune to bribery, fixing of appointments and other forms of mischief/corruption.

Eric Lundgren's case -- a relatively recent case -- potentially shows an example of it. We covered that in:



We might revisit the above series in the future as we're particularly interested in material from the court and evidence of a 'fixed' decision. Eric Lundgren once told us he'd pass over some documents; we've since then forgotten about it, but it's still in the list of stories to work on. We have a bunch of stories in the making, some with about a year's worth of notes having already accumulated (source protection remains the top concern associated with publication). Techrights (TR) is exceptionally strict when it comes to source protection and none of our sources ever got caught. We intend to keep that perfect record, even if that means not publishing some stories (at least not as quickly as possible).

"So far we've been focused on the police, albeit the court system too is being explored (there are court documents)...""It may TR's most high profile series to-date," one person told us about the Gates series. "Be sure to dot all the Is and cross all the Ts. If it has results it will be good in and of itself. If it also brings people around regarding software freedom and about fighting software patents, then that is icing on the cake."

"Again," the person noted, "I wonder if any group would be willing to FOIA the licensing for the SPD [Seattle PD] computers, both desktops and servers and "cloud". That would enable them to find if Microsoft has full access to the data and potential to interfere at that level."

"The concern may seem legitimate if and only if the police has some very incriminating material about Microsoft or top-level people at Microsoft."The person suggested making further inquiries, asking the police what systems it uses, including the pertinent details such as licenses. "And by licenses," said this person, "I mean all the licenses for all versions and each update. It will be a thick stack but buried in there will be payloads allowing Microsoft to access and mess with the systems and the data they contain."

The concern may seem legitimate if and only if the police has some very incriminating material about Microsoft or top-level people at Microsoft. The temptation is always there. What can one do about police departments that use software with remote access (or back doors) for those whom they investigate? Similar scenario to what happened to the US Senate a few years ago (the CIA broke into the systems to hinder an investigation of CIA abuses, then admitted that).

We've long argued that police departments must remove all Microsoft technologies from their infrastructure because they must maintain complete control, a total autonomy. It cannot be "Police... brought to you by Google" or "Police... in partnership with Microsoft..." (like Microsoft storing all police footage for TASER International, now known as Axon).

Microsoft does not belong in police departments as it gives Microsoft unjust power/control over sheriffs, various police chiefs and cops. See for example any of the many stories from TechDirt about police abuse of this kind. It's a lot more common than people care to realise. If it's possible, then it almost inevitably be done at some stage by somebody.

"We've long argued that police departments must remove all Microsoft technologies from their infrastructure because they must maintain complete control, a total autonomy."The person has incidentally shared this report ("Microsoft defends its right to read your email"). "The 2014 link about Microsoft reading e-mail is relevant to the the ongoing FOIA requests," this person asserted. "The requests have been held up for many months due to machines which Microsoft controls and a second FOIA request for the thick sheaf of licenses for all versions of all Microsoft software on PD computers will prove that (IMHO)."

We should note that all E-mails associated with our investigation (about half a dozen people) are encrypted. All of them. But all communications with the police are not encrypted, so outsiders including some technology companies might be seeing what isn't public. It gives them an intelligence advantage.

It would be useful to know who can read internal and outward (to the various members of the public) communications of the police department. Or what software they use for communications (as that software too can report back to vendors). So we might sooner or later ask about the software they use. "Assuming they would at all divulge such a list if asked," I told the person, having added that "[i]t would likely only alienate and undermine the ongoing queries (we can put in more, but not yet...)"

"It would be useful to know who can read internal and outward (to the various members of the public) communications of the police department."There are various different issues we've identified as we continue to pursue these thousands of pages from the police.

About the Microsoft scandals (confirmed, caught in the act) associated with snooping on mail, more can be found in the CNN article. "The gist is that back when they were caught rummaging through the mail," our reader explained, and "they made a press release saying that they wouldn't do that anymore ... unless they decide they need to again. It was a real "sorry, not sorry" type of apology."

"Just an additional note that all this could prove initially would be a conflict of interest. Unfortunately due to current US politics, the public has become inured to such and would even ignore strong evidence in its place, were it available. But it will not be available because Microsoft products are designed with plausible deniability all the way through. So conflict of interest would most probably be all that can be proven."

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