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more about #software more comments → twig: The NSA has a long history in advising to non-government security standards. Schneier's "Applied Cryptography" notes that several of the fundamental ... more » FrankenPC: Mmmm yeahhh....riiiight... If there is a secret government back door, the hackers will find it. No NSA spook can hide something like that from die h... more » Drunken Economist: Seeing as the bulk of Windows IT and development is outsourced and offshored, how is this a bad idea? Corps and end users really don't care where the... more » daveyjonesisdead: apart from the privacy aspects - and I have no doubt the collaboration did not enhance privacy - why does the government cooperate with some companies... more » DTurkin: Based on the 'takes one to know one' principle, I reckon the NSA should have had some important insight on maintaining privacy. Maybe they also collab... more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Oh sure, like Gawker hasn't had a long, tawdry relationship with SIS. more » Knight_Of_The_Burning_River: "I'm Big Brother, and Windows 7 was my idea." more » badasscat: The funny thing is the mobile version of Facebook never changed. If you want the "old" Facebook, the mobile version is still it. It has status updat... more » MincnglyWhrdL'mer: I just need to figure out a way to, uh, 'encourage' my friends to post less and better content. "walking the dog" as status? = automatic 'hide'. too m... more » momo: You're sort of comparing apples and pears up there though. You have a profile page in old Facebook up against a home page in the new. This accentuat... more » DahlELama: I won't be satisfied until I never have to see another "which of Marilyn Monroe's moles are you?" quiz ever again. Facebook should be for learning who... more » lafleur: Let's start a Facebook group and complain about it! more » KentuckyBabe: I just got used to the new facebook... *sigh* more » ifstone: I'm surprised the press has missed the most interesting angle on Google's "OS" and Chrome browser. None of these efforts would be necessary if a guy n... more » Shadowlayer: AFAIK there's no Chrome for Linux or Mac, just a carbon-copy called Chromium which is just not the same. IMO releasing this Chrome+Linux-kernel thing ... more » -
#conspiracies
Microsoft Let NSA Spooks 'Enhance' Windows 7
A National Security Agency director just bragged to a Senate subcommittee about his agency's close "cooperation" with Microsoft to, err, "enhance" how Windows 7 guards a user's privacy. Doesn't that just make you feel all warm and fuzzy? More » -
#surrender
The Steady Reversal of Facebook's Disastrous Redesign
Facebook obsessives were atwitter last night about a "Lite" new version of the social network, which strips away much of its ballooning trove of information. Wait, how did Facebook get so cluttered in the first place? More » -
#nerdfight
Google's 'War' With Microsoft is a Shell Game
The tech world is atwitter: Google just announced a new operating system, which will compete with Microsoft Windows. The only problem? It's not a new operating system, and it doesn't compete with Microsoft Windows. More » -

