__/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Friday 09 June 2006 23:08 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Microsoft's antipiracy tool phones home daily
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>> | This has alarmed some people, such as Lauren Weinstein, a civil
>> | liberties activist, who likened it to spyware in a blog posting.
>> |
>> | Microsoft disputes that notion. It said that WGA's regular call home
>> | is innocent and done for necessary maintenance purposes.
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> Maintenance? Every day? Is this what Bill Gates calls "bit rot"?
The fuss in the media (even public outcry among bloggers) had them revise
these policies yesterday, IIRC. Still eavesdropping though.
Also see this item about WGA:
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,2180,1974866,00.asp (yesterday)
Best wishes,
Roy
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