Microsoft's Leaked Global Criminal Handbook

[DrDoom]

The document is a guide for law enforcement agencies explaining what private data Microsoft stores, and how law enforcement should go about requesting it...

MS is demanding the whistleblower site Cryptome take down the document by thurs or they will take down their site. Microsoft is asserting that the document is copyrighted material under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

Nice claim to try and keep users in the dark about what it's doing with their data.


Microsoft Spy

[Marc]

Cryptome.org is presently down. Coincidence?


ETA:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptome

Originally Posted by wikipedia

In February 2010, Cryptome was apparently shut down by Network Solutions for alleged DMCA violations after it posted a "Microsoft legal spy manual".[14]

[Jayfar]

The document is available on wikileaks now.

http://file.wikileaks.org/files/microsoft-spy.pdf

Thanks to the natural publicity spawned by MS' takedown notice everybody and their cousin will have a copy by this time tomorrow, even those of us who wouldn't otherwise be the slightest bit interested in seeing it.

UPDATE:

Temporary new home of Cryptome.org: Cryptome

...and minute by minute, more and more sites are posting the full document.

LEAKED: Security Document Microsoft Doesn't Want You To Read

Even the relatively mainstream wired.com has posted the document directly on their site:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...soft-cryptome/


I imagine Graeme Grant, Pet Detective, er uh "Internet Investigator" aka Microsoft Anti Piracy Investigator #4, is going to have a very busy week.

http://cryptomeorg.siteprotect.net/0...y-takedown.htm

From: Microsoft Anti Piracy Investigator #4 [mailto:internet4[at]microsoft-antipiracy.com]
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 7:34 PM
To: DMCA; Abuse
Subject: DN: www.cryptome.org; Registrar: Network Solutions; Host: Network Solutions - Demand for Immediate Take Down - Notice of Infringing Activity - MS Ref. 304277
Importance: High


VIA EMAIL:

Demand for Immediate Take-Down: Notice of Infringing Activity

URL: http://cryptome.org/isp-spy/microsoft-spy.zip
Case #: 304277
Date: 23 February 2010

Dear Sir or Madam,

Microsoft has received information that the domain listed above, which appears to be on servers under your control, is offering unlicensed copies of, or is engaged in other unauthorized activities relating to copyrighted works published by Microsoft.

1. Identification of copyrighted works:

Copyrighted work(s):
Microsoft Global Criminal Compliance Handbook

Copyright owner:
Microsoft Corporation

2. Copyright infringing material or activity found at the following location(s):

http://cryptome.org/isp-spy/microsoft-spy.zip

The above copyright work(s) is being made available for copying, through downloading, at the above location without authorization of the copyright owner.

3. Statement of authority:

The information in this notice is accurate, and I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that I am authorized to act on behalf of Microsoft, the owner of the copyright(s) in the work(s) identified above. I have a good faith belief that none of the materials or activities listed above have been authorized by Microsoft, its agents, or the law.

We hereby give notice of these activities to you and request that you take expeditious action to remove or disable access to the material described above, and thereby prevent the illegal reproduction and distribution of this copyright work(s) via your company's network.

We appreciate your cooperation in this matter. Please advise us regarding what actions you take.

Yours sincerely,

Graeme Grant
Internet Investigator

on behalf of Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
United States of America

E-mail: Internet4[at]microsoft-antipiracy.com

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)4.pdf [Omitted here]