Microsoft Denies HTTPS Shutdown Was Intentional

jbrodkin writes "Microsoft acknowledged that Hotmail's HTTPS encryption service was shut off for users in some countries, but denied that it was because of an intentional ploy to limit email security in countries that have experienced anti-government protests and limits on freedom of expression. 'We do not intentionally limit support by region or geography and this issue was not restricted to any specific region of the world,' Microsoft said. Syria, Morocco, Bahrain, Iran, Lebanon, Jordan and Algeria were among the affected countries, but the problem is now resolved."

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Wow. what a coincidence.

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With this 'accidental' shutdown, microsoft successfully covered all of the countries that were experiencing unrest .... That would be hard even with an i.t. department hell bent on pulling that off intentionally.