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    Ben Wizner‏Verified account @benwizner 14 May 2017

    Very strong words from Microsoft's president, @BradSmi. https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2017/05/14/need-urgent-collective-action-keep-people-safe-online-lessons-last-weeks-cyberattack/#sm.0000irecfh17i7cwlw76bobakqwvx …pic.twitter.com/y3cpG9KxQM

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      2. Benjamin Weiner‏ @cloud149 14 May 2017
        Replying to @benwizner @dalcantonJD @BradSmi

        .@BradSmi Strong words but then why did @Microsoft patch this exploit 2 months ago, only for corp. users paying for expensive XP updates?

        2 replies 1 retweet 21 likes
      3. Nicolás Álvarez‏ @nicolas09F9 14 May 2017
        Replying to @cloud149 @benwizner and

        If you're not paying for the expensive extended support, you shouldn't be running Windows XP.

        1 reply 0 retweets 19 likes
      4. Benjamin Weiner‏ @cloud149 14 May 2017
        Replying to @nicolas09F9 @benwizner and

        That's a type of ransomware. Tech companies esp. @Microsoft fail to provide usable upgrade paths, and much hardware doesn't work past XP.

        3 replies 2 retweets 5 likes
      5. Nicolás Álvarez‏ @nicolas09F9 14 May 2017
        Replying to @cloud149

        If you buy a physical product with a 1-year warranty and it fails at 2nd year, are they holding the spare parts from you under ransom?

        3 replies 1 retweet 12 likes
      6. Benjamin Weiner‏ @cloud149 15 May 2017
        Replying to @nicolas09F9

        If Sunbeam disappears, can buy 3rd party parts for yr toaster. Not so for OS security updates. Internet of things may be internet of bricks.

        2 replies 2 retweets 5 likes
      7. Goran Peoski‏ @azder 15 May 2017
        Replying to @cloud149 @nicolas09F9

        so... who chose an OS they can't replace in the first place? weren't open source alternatives available?

        0 replies 1 retweet 12 likes
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      2. Ian McLaughlin‏ @erazmus 14 May 2017
        Replying to @benwizner @Snowden @BradSmi

        All very well for government-“discovered” exploits, but what about when the vendor is forced by the government to embed one?

        1 reply 4 retweets 26 likes
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      2. Sandy fingurl‏ @fingurlECG 14 May 2017
        Replying to @benwizner @Snowden @BradSmi

        We need alternative to Microsoft

        1 reply 1 retweet 7 likes
      3. Byron Miller‏ @byron_miller 14 May 2017
        Replying to @fingurlECG @benwizner and

        The problem isn't Microsoft, It's companies running unsupported shit. If these places ran a Linux as old as XP there would be higher risks.

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      1. Francis Jeffrey‏ @FrancisJeffrey7 14 May 2017
        Replying to @benwizner @AnonScan @BradSmi

        Francis Jeffrey Retweeted Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)

        Massive hypocracy PR disinformation Op from MS.https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/863904878007123968 …

        Francis Jeffrey added,

        Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) @schestowitz
        #nhs compromised by back doors http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/NHS … #windows is #nsa trap http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Microsoft_and_the_NSA … #vista10 worst http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/NHS …
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      1. Beautyon‏ @Beautyon_ 15 May 2017
        Replying to @benwizner @ponli137 @BradSmi

        Only a total moron believes this is genuine. Microsoft were first to voluntarily abuse customers by collaborating with PRISM.pic.twitter.com/iZnOIVAAsl

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      1. Sandy Clark‏ @sa3nder 15 May 2017
        Replying to @benwizner @BradSmi

        @mattblaze @SteveBellovin and @SusanLandau and I raised this issue in: Lawful Hacking http://goo.gl/M8aBqD  in 2014. We predicted this.

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      1.  🐧 ī-lo͝orˈə-fīl‏ @ontobelli 14 May 2017
        Replying to @benwizner @Snowden @BradSmi

        Bullshit from the partners of the NSA.

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      2. Kamiel Foskey‏ @Vizhonary 14 May 2017
        Replying to @benwizner @Snowden @BradSmi

        Didn't HIllary say that cyber-attacks are acts of war?.. and it seems our guys keep providing the weapons on all fronts.

        1 reply 1 retweet 6 likes
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      2. Dave Manchester‏ @dredeyedick 15 May 2017
        Replying to @benwizner @BradSmi

        To .@BradSmi : I'm with Dan Geer. When MS Abandons a Codebase, Open Source it. n.b.➡️RELEASE XP CODE NOW⬅️ #InfoSechttps://youtu.be/WvW9dVzz_Kg 

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Mark de Rijk‏ @MarkdeRijk 16 May 2017
        Replying to @dredeyedick @benwizner @BradSmi

        who wants to support a obviously antiquated OS. Medical device manufacturers will not care.

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      4. Dave Manchester‏ @dredeyedick 16 May 2017
        Replying to @MarkdeRijk @benwizner @BradSmi

        You don't think many steps ahead, do You, Mark? You have trouble visualising attack surfaces, don't You? https://youtu.be/WvW9dVzz_Kg  #InfoSec

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Ethique Plessis-Robinson‏ @Ethique92350 14 May 2017
        Replying to @benwizner @BradSmi

        could @Elysee @EmmanuelMacron @_DINSIC @CNNum ask also for a digital geneva convention for fixing vulnearbilities as soon as detected?

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      3. Ethique Plessis-Robinson‏ @Ethique92350 14 May 2017
        Replying to @Ethique92350 @benwizner and

        for instance during the next #G7 in #taormine, at the same time ask for free internet to stop #Trump new rules.

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
      4. Ethique Plessis-Robinson‏ @Ethique92350 14 May 2017
        Replying to @Ethique92350 @benwizner and

        @axellelemaire could you help ?

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