Another Asian country to get a look at Windows code?
C|Net | at | by Mike
India may soon become the latest Asian country to gain access to the source code of Microsoft's Windows operating system. According to Peter Moore, Microsoft Asia-Pacific's chief technology officer, the company is in open discussions with Indian authorities on the possibility of joining Microsoft's Government Security Program (GSP).
The Redmond, Wash.-based company launched the program in January of last year to provide international governments with the highly guarded inner workings of its dominant Windows OS. The move is largely designed to alleviate concerns about potential vulnerabilities within the Windows source code and hidden backdoors that could allow outsiders to retrieve confidential information from government information technology systems.