Remember the stuff I mentioned in the first and second Microsoft post? Probably not, but never mind.

More relevantly, have you watched one of those sci-fi movies with computers that have secret methods of being accessed (aka 'backdoors')? Well, they exist in real life too. And not in top secret military installations, but in everyday computers, like yours (and mine). Serious, I'm not joking. Guessed where I'm going with this post yet?

Yep, the recent MS fiasco, was no accident. Some guy discovered a genuine MS-created backdoor in Windows, and exploited it to create a brand new-class of viruses. Had the guy not discovered it, MS could (and might already) have used it to obtain information from any computer running Windows. Doesn't sound like a big deal to many people, until you realise that the US government could have accessed your computer without your knowledge. Or the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) might have browsed through your entire music collection. I can hear the lawyers celebrating.

So that's one backdoor found, and closed. Possibly a gazillion more waiting. So much for security and privacy. Welcome to the world of Big Brother.