Last week, a Canadian programmer stumbled upon an obscure digital “signing key” labeled “NSA Key” in the latest version of Microsoft’s NT software. The discovery led him to accuse Microsoft of putting in a secret “back door” that allows the National Security Agency to snoop into the files of unsuspecting PC users.
Microsoft Denies Alliance With U.S. Spy Agency
Posted by: Chet Dembeck September 9, 1999 12:00 AMLast week, a Canadian programmer stumbled upon an obscure digital “signing key” labeled “NSA Key” in the latest version of Microsoft’s NT software. The discovery led him to accuse Microsoft of putting in a secret “back door” that allows the National Security Agency to snoop into the files of unsuspecting PC users.