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Jun 12, 2006, 13 :45 UTC (13 Talkback[s]) (9254 reads)

eWeek: Big Microsoft Brother

"It turns out that Microsoft's Genuine Advantage anti-piracy program is also keeping daily tabs on Windows users. Who knew?

"Well, until a few days ago, nobody outside of Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash., knew..."

Complete Story

Groklaw: Microsoft's Calling Home Problem: It's a Matter of Informed Consent

"Lauren Weinstein broke the story on his blog. Microsoft has now put out a statement, asserting that the Windows Genuine Advantage tool is not spyware, that they're going to change it some, and that one thing that distinguishes it from spyware is that they get consent before installing it. I question the accuracy of the statement.

"David Berlind did a fabulous job of discovering that in fact the tool has two parts, one of which is new, the Notification part, as you can see in his helpful series of screenshots. First, he explains how the applications actually work. His research indicated to him that Microsoft asks permission for only one of the two, but the wrong one...."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
I guess it must do a darn good job of hi ...   HOW?   
Ken Jennings
Jun 12, 2006, 14:35:38
 
Since the fall of the previous year, whe ...   Sometimes it pays to be paranoid   
Paul A. Rombouts
Jun 12, 2006, 15:17:04
 
> I guess it must do a darn good job of  ...   Re: HOW?   
GH
Jun 12, 2006, 17:00:51
 
M$ has enough clout to bully isp's i ...   IP address = home address   
BD
Jun 12, 2006, 18:15:42
 
At an previous employer we just dropped  ...   No magic about the firewalls...   
Jeff Cobb
Jun 12, 2006, 20:06:40
 
Is it possible to install ethereal into  ...   ethereal   
frank
Jun 13, 2006, 02:05:36
 
Appears that Microsoft will never change ...   Is there a good lawyer out there?   
Roni M. Oliva
Jun 13, 2006, 02:58:53
 
If a whole lot of PCs from one network b ...   Sales aid? (slightly paranoid thought)   
DanielB
Jun 13, 2006, 05:10:49
 
> Is it possible to install ethereal int ...   Re: ethereal   
blackhole
Jun 13, 2006, 06:03:04
 
Hmm, now that M$ can install software on ...   DRDOS anyone?   
wildpossum
Jun 13, 2006, 11:46:27
 
Legal battles are won by the person with ...   Re: Is there a good lawyer out there?   
Jay
Jun 13, 2006, 16:12:07
 
> Hmm, now that M$ can install software  ...   Re: DRDOS anyone?   
blackhole
Jun 14, 2006, 04:35:02
 
Running a proprietary os is crazy. Espec ...   Dear Lifelong Windows User,   
Jose
Jun 27, 2006, 03:38:53
 
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