One article is from wikipedia (do not reference it in any of your work) only used for quick information.

Revisiting History

During the early 2000s Microsoft was under a microscope for having a monopoly. The case was settled (see wikipedia >Settlement)

Review the below links:

United Stated vs. Microsoft Corp. 
NSA and CIA Backdoor
 Answer the following:

What are your thoughts on what you have read?
Do you believe that your privacy rights have been or currently violated?
Do you think that hackers have found the backdoor?

How would you protect your infrastructure against a backdoor?
Any other thoughts?
Main post and respond to two other students

Do not reuse responses, every response must be unique
Do not copy other students responses and use them as your own.
All posts will be checked for plagiarisim.
Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 100-word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:

What did you learn from your classmate’s posting? 
What additional questions do you have after reading the posting? 
What clarification do you need regarding the posting? 
What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings?