[Falcon4.0]

So it’s not a far fetched idea to believe that Microsoft would install a “Back Door” during one of their security updates so the NSA has direct access to our computers.

[BullDog108]

According to someone I know who is a very reliable source, Microsoft operating systems have been compromised since 1995...

[Nita Nupress]

So it’s not a far fetched idea to believe that Microsoft would install a “Back Door” during one of their security updates so the NSA has direct access to our computers.

Not only that, I really wouldn't be surprised if they go ahead and set up hidden partitions on at least some of the computers they hack. Makes it easier to virtualize us, doncha know.

I've often read that Chinese/Russian botnet owners will do battle with each other on our computers for ownership rights, with the "current occupant" proclaiming squatter's rights. The thought of the FBI/NSA and the PRC battling for control behind the scenes in all those millions of hidden partitions is more than a little amusing.

[af_vet_rr]

So it’s not a far fetched idea to believe that Microsoft would install a “Back Door” during one of their security updates so the NSA has direct access to our computers.

They don't necessarily need to if they are picking up your activities over the internet. They don't even have to know the contents of your phone calls/emails/etc. as long as they can tell who those contents are addressed to.

[uncommonsense]

"So it’s not a far fetched idea to believe that Microsoft would install a “Back Door” during one of their security updates so the NSA has direct access to our computers."

They've done it with cell phones. Even with it turned off, they can turn it into a bug. You have to pop out the battery to disable.