Wednesday, April 30, 2008

MS helps circumvent encryption

If you thought operating system vendors providing encryption was to prevent others from looking at your data, then you were apparently wrong.

Microsoft has created a tool for law enforcement that will allow them to use flash drives to take a snapshot of important files. It doesn't break BitLocker or use a backdoor, but it circumvents these protections by capturing data on a computer that is left powered on and logged in.

Some would argue that instead of providing software to capture data on systems from peripherals, they should focus on detecting peripherals and preventing them from monitoring or altering the system.

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