Could they do it? Deactivate Windows licenses, block Cloud services, access to Office 365 and whatnot?

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    3 days ago

    I mean… If you take the leaks by Snowden (iirc?) seriously, there’s a good possibility the CIA or other intelligence agencies have backdoors in everything.

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      3 days ago

      Not like loads of militaries care.
      They either use Linux (probably not BSD (or maybe they do?!) or outdated af Windows NT/XP/embedded 7/Server versions.
      I’d honestly not expect them to at least use Windows 10 IoT or an embedded modern version.

      I mean our banks still used Windows 7 or Server 2012 for their ATMs.
      And they are network connected lol

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      2 days ago

      I’m sure that if a government has information that’s so sensitive they’ll store it on servers that run some sort of proprietary OS, or maybe not digitally at all.

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      3 days ago

      Isn’t it even part of US law? And why big organization request their data to be hosted in their country?.

      I thought this was far more than just Snowden