Microsoft | Sofware | With Windows 8 security services are watching us? | The new operating system Microsoft - a real " Trojan horse ." So believe in the government of Germany.
According to the publication Zeit Online, Technology Trusted Platform Module, which is already built into tablets and computers based on Windows 8 , in fact, create a great backdoor for the Office of National Security of the United States .
The technology is widely used TPM since 2006 . The main problem - it is the second version , built- in chips . It controls you which applications are executed on the system. In addition, the data stored in the chip BitLocker, which can be remotely controlled.
During the meeting of the German authorities and the developer of the TPM technology FRG officials asked questions about the potential risks. However, their arguments have had no impact. The documents available resolution " approved by the Office of Homeland Security ."
The members of the Federal Agency for Information Security came to the conclusion that using technology in a similar form means a loss of control over information technology , moreover, it is unacceptable for the operators.
Note that the TPM due to the high rates rarely inserted into the user computers . But many of the new tablets on Windows 8 have this technology . However, not all PC makers talk about it . By the way , Linux supports the Intel TPM 1.0. This first version can be downloaded as well as easy to remove, in contrast to 2.0.
Many TPM chips produced in China, any fears on the part of the authorities in China yet. But the issue is actively discussed backdoors . Some sources report that a long time ago a number of security services refused to computers manufactured by Lenovo vulnerabilities embedded software , which is able to open backdoors.
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