Microsoft 'Encryption'

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2022-08-30 07:48:29 UTC
Modified: 2022-08-30 07:48:29 UTC

Summary: Another reminder that Microsoft has worked hand in glove with US surveillance agencies for over a decade, giving blanket access/direct surveillance without any requirement of a warrant

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