U.S. National Security Agencies Said to Swap Data With Thousands of Firms
Holy shit.   Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), the world’s largest software company, provides 
   intelligence agencies with information about bugs in its popular software 
   before it publicly releases a fix, according to two people familiar with the 
   process. That information can be used to protect government computers and to 
   access the computers of terrorists or military foes.

Microsoft gives US military hackers and the NSA zero days to go hack people with.I think this helps explain Google's 7-day disclosure.  Also, fuck microsoft.  Running your mouth and trying to blackball people who don't give you 60 days while (presumably selling) those exploits to governments?  Just amazing.Edit: here [1] is discussion of Tavis Ormandy / Google's new 7 day policy.  I really wonder if this was partially driven by eg Microsoft's abhorrent behavior.[1] http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/30/4379004/google-to-make-cri...