November 19, 2009 - 3:42 pm
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Gamers are used to confronting invading terrorists, nuclear attacks, and natural calamities—in virtual form. But those living in New York State could soon receive warnings about real emergencies through their favorite video console.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/state-local/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=221900336
November 19, 2009 - 3:40 pm
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Computerworld – Microsoft today denied that it has built a backdoor into Windows 7, a concern that surfaced yesterday after a senior National Security Agency (NSA) official testified before Congress that the agency had worked on the operating system.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141182/Microsoft_denies_it_built_backdoor_in_Windows_7
November 18, 2009 - 5:03 pm
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The National Security Agency has been working with Microsoft Corp. to help improve security measures for its new Windows 7 operating system, a senior NSA official said on Tuesday.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/11/nsa_microsoft_windows_7.html?ft=1&f=103943429
November 16, 2009 - 3:36 pm
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After looking at the code in question, we are now able to confirm this was indeed the case, although it was not intentional on our part. While we had contracted with a third party to create the tool, we share responsibility as we did not catch it as part of our code review process. We [...]
November 12, 2009 - 5:29 am
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In a statement Microsoft said its “commitment to combat piracy and support safer and more secure gameplay for the more than 20 million members of the Xbox Live community remains a top priority. All consumers should know that piracy is illegal and modifying their Xbox 360 console violates the Xbox Live terms of use, will [...]