Sickening shilling for MS by Ontario privacy commissioner

[CLIFFORD ILKAY]

On Friday 20 October 2006 15:21, Simon wrote:
[snip]
> Second, I've seen shilling for MS, and this is not it.  She's
> merely backing what she thinks is a good idea, unless I missed a
> whole chunk of text or something.  I don't actually know enough
> about this specific scheme to comment on it, but it doesn't sound
> terrible, nor does it sound like it would promote an MS
> monoculture.

I agree. Even if this was a Microsoft specific technology, which it 
isn't, Microsoft employs some of the most notable computer scientists 
on the planet so they are bound to have a few good ideas now and 
then. If Microsoft does something right, the Linux fan boys still 
attack Microsoft because in their minds, Microsoft has to fail in 
order for Linux to succeed. For Linux to become a mainstream 
operating system on the desktop, it needs to earn its place on its 
merits, not just because Windows is supposedly so bad.

> As for the IPC contact page, use common sense, that page is
> targeting your average person.   Mention encryption and a sizable
> fraction of the population will clue out.  Yes, it would have been
> nice for them to briefly mention that it is possible to work around
> this and send things securely, but other than that their goal of
> warning people against sending sensitive info in the mail has been
> met.
[snip]

The people who know about encryption don't need to be told that they 
shouldn't send private information via email so there was no loss in 
not mentioning it.
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Regards,

Clifford Ilkay
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