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" Dear Ms. Larsen: I am outside counsel to Microsoft Corporation. I am writing to confirm my telephone message left with your nighttime operator at 7:45 PST this evening to withdraw Microsoft's takedown request with respect to the file available at http://cryptome.org/isp-spy/microsoft-spy.zip which is the subject of the correspondence below. While Microsoft has a good faith belief that the distribution of the file that was made available at that address infringes Microsoft's copyrights, it was not Microsoft's intention that the takedown request result in the disablement of web acess to the entire cryptome.org website on which the file was made available. Accordingly, on behalf of Microsoft, I am hereby withdrawing the takedown request and asking that Network Solutions restore internet access to http: cryptome.org as soon as possible. I can be reached at 415-640-5145 if you wish to discuss this request. Sincerely, Evan Cox Counsel to Microsoft Corporation "

The document they tried to cover up is nothing new, but a good read. Every major company has a custom website for law enforcement to login and spy on Americans. They can track any cell phone the same way without a warrant. And if you complain about it, they'll wipe you off the internet. The government doesn't even have to do the dirty work, corporations are so embarrassed they'll try to censor dissidents themselves.

Anyone know a good overseas hosting company?

2/25/2010 9:49:53 PM

I blame edomites and cheese myself

2/25/2010 11:48:35 PM

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"evan cox"

2/26/2010 2:03:29 PM

so are you interested in some iranian hosting or

2/26/2010 2:04:02 PM

How about some hosting thats based in a free country. Is that too much to ask?

2/26/2010 3:07:00 PM

http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/02/secret-microsoft-doc-leaks-dmca-notice-fails-to-contain-it.ars

An actual article without the OP's Orwellian bent.

2/26/2010 5:07:48 PM

I think the saddest thing is that companies keep this information under wraps for fear of responses like what many people on the internets vindicate. They are not trying to keep secret how much information is stored - but they do anyway because the public isn't intelligent enough to be trusted with that information.

Honestly, Windows should be allowing users to see the IP history of logins to their own account. But if they did
- The police wouldn't feel special
- Users would go "OMG they're stalking me"

And both of these parties need a big whopping slap in the face. Logs are kept up until expiry limits set by completely mundane technical and managerial reasons. People take that junk too personally. And the companies are among the offending parties. Openness and acceptance comprise the mature posture here.

2/27/2010 1:21:36 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Halloween_documents_leak

2/27/2010 11:16:48 PM

2/28/2010 1:13:21 PM