```json
{
    "title": "Microsoft: The NSA Made us do it!",
    "url": "https://performancezen.com/2006/08/17/microsoft-the-nsa-made-us-do-it/",
    "datePublished": "2006-08-17",
    "dateModified": "2026-05-09",
    "language": "en-US",
    "description": "Apparent using HTTP compression alongside HTTP/1.1 will cause certain versions of MSIE 6.0 to implode. [here] I personally think this was because the NSA power shortage was making it too…",
    "author": "spierzchala",
    "publisher": "Performance Zen"
}
```

# Microsoft: The NSA Made us do it!

Apparent using HTTP compression alongside HTTP/1.1 will cause certain versions of MSIE 6.0 to implode. [[here](http://www.computerweekly.com/Home/Articles/2006/08/16/217755/Microsoft+security+patch+crashes+browsers.htm)]

I personally think this was because the NSA power shortage was making it too hard for the spooks to snoop on compressed Web traffic. [[here](http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.nsapower06aug06,0,5137448.story)]

*Via:* [Port80 Software](http://www.port80software.com/200ok/archive/2006/08/17/2707.aspx)

***PS:*** No, I won't turn off compression because Microsoft did something **really** stupid.

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