Because of the fear of backdoors in software, the German army and foreign office are getting rid of all Microsoft software. They fear that Microsoft is abled to read secret material through all the possible backdoors.
Microsoft is not the only software company who gets banned. All American software will be banned because of security reasons.
Something more from the article:
The Bundeswehr will no longer use American software (we surmise this includes Larry and Scott as well) on computers used in sensitive areas. The German foreign office has meanwhile put plans for videoconferencing with its overseas embassies on hold, for similar reasons. Under secretary of state Gunter Pleuger is said by Spiegel to have discovered that "for technical reasons" the satellite service that was to be used was routed via Denver, Colorado. |
Seems like Germany is getting paranoid
Source: The register
