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Windows 10 China Government Edition Launched

posted by n1 on Friday May 26 2017, @07:21PM   Printer-friendly
from the all-your-base dept.

butthurt writes:

Windows 10 China Government Edition is a modified version of Windows 10 Enterprise Edition, created in collaboration with the Chinese government over the past two years. This version supposedly boasts bespoke high security for the government and stated-owned entities, while retaining the defining features of Windows 10.

Source: Windows Central

A Microsoft spokesperson said that this is the first time Microsoft has built a custom version of Windows for China.

Source: Fortune

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Nerdfest on Friday May 26 2017, @11:28PM (1 child)

    by Nerdfest (80) on Friday May 26 2017, @11:28PM (#516190)

    China does not want people running Linux as they won't have control over the logging, encryption, etc, or certainly not as much control. With the modified version of Windows, they have a back door into every machine, pretty much guaranteed.

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  • (Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Saturday May 27 2017, @01:16AM

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Saturday May 27 2017, @01:16AM (#516225)

    We're talking about government computers here, not ones in peoples' homes or in companies. That's why it's called the "Windows 10 China Government Edition". With this one, Microsoft and the US government have a back door into every machine in the Chinese government, pretty much guaranteed. And the idea that a government making its own version of Linux for internal use wouldn't have control over logging or encryption is just insane.