To be clear upfront: After support for Windows XP will end, the world will still exist – at least I hope. However, over the course of the last few months I read numerous articles with speculations, what is going to happen, once we stop support of Windows...

I guess you are aware of the phone scams, when Microsoft support is calling you to tell you that you have an issue on your computer, which needs to be fixed. A Norwegian team was actually able to film that. The whole conversation with the "supporter"...

I do not want to comment this but it is a fairly interesting article on Snowden's Revelations, the consequences and the legal frameworks. Definitely worth spending the time: Making Sense from Snowden: What's Significant in the NSA Surveillance Revelations...