tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post6034286607498237600..comments2024-03-22T12:20:48.920+00:00Comments on open...: Microsoft: The Police State's Best FriendGlyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-10746982236562977262008-04-30T12:55:00.000+00:002008-04-30T12:55:00.000+00:00@jtyrrellAs I wrote in my original comment, which ...@jtyrrell<BR/><BR/>As I wrote in my original comment, which seems to have disappeared, the point is, closed *can* have backdoors, but open source can't. Whether the current COFEE has such backdoors is not clear.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-61462179204214039642008-04-30T12:54:00.000+00:002008-04-30T12:54:00.000+00:00Why would anyone have any doubts about the trustwo...Why would anyone have any doubts about the trustworthiness of closed source software....?Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-37782895858310255542008-04-30T12:51:00.000+00:002008-04-30T12:51:00.000+00:00Is this COFEE Open Source? Or are Microsoft expect...Is this COFEE Open Source? Or are Microsoft expecting the forensic scientists to just plug it in and trust that it does what it says on the tin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-3486707431681296812008-04-30T07:16:00.000+00:002008-04-30T07:16:00.000+00:00In all fairness, this isn't a new idea and there i...In all fairness, this isn't a new idea and there is a similar Linux LiveCD which will work on a larger range of computers <A HREF="http://www.news.com/Linux-tool-speeds-up-computer-forensics-for-cops/2100-7344_3-6233311.html" REL="nofollow">Linux tool speeds up computer forensics for cops</A> except of course Linux will do it better. <BR/><BR/>I don't see how this would make you choose Linux over windows 'unless' COFEE can get through encryption via a back door on Windows, which the article doesn't state.JamesTyrrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698495378083100754noreply@blogger.com