Roy Schestowitz :
> __/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Tuesday 25 July 2006 16:58 \__
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>> Quote:
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>> Internet security: It recently came out that the firewall in Microsoft
>> Vista will ship with half its protections turned off. Microsoft claims
>> that large enterprise users demanded this default configuration, but
>> that makes no sense. It's far more likely that Microsoft just doesn't
>> want adware -- and DRM spyware -- blocked by default.
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>> End quote
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>> http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/05/who_owns_your_c.html
>
> This is item is from May, but regardless, have a look:
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> http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/30/1329229
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>| "For the last two weeks, Microsoft has been in talks to buy Claria, an
>| adware marketer formerly called Gator, and best known for its pop-up ads
>| and software that tracks people visiting Web sites..."
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Well well well, MS is going to take over the clandestine operations of
the adware underground. Good for them. People will migrate to other
platforms in droves. Good time to buy stock in Apple and RedHat!
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