Microsoft's Role in NPM Supply Chain Security Risks and Historical Parallels
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Summary
The article criticizes Microsoft as a "bad actor" and threat to software development companies, drawing parallels between current NPM supply chain security issues and Microsoft's past browser security failures. The author argues that Microsoft's inaction has created significant software supply chain risks that threaten data privacy and security for enterprise software.
Key quotes
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Microsoft have fucked up so bad, they have likely created an even larger risk than they did in the 2000's with their browser by simply doing absolutely nothing
Time is a flat circle
the software supply chain presents some of the biggest risks today to data privacy and security
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