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[News] Windows Flaws Lead to Predatory Industry

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Security firms "renewed subs without permission" 

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| Security firms Symantec and McAfee have both agreed to pay $375,000 to US 
| authorities after they automatically renewed consumers' subscriptions without 
| their consent.  
| 
| The firms have agreed to settle the case with the New York Attorney General, 
| who says the companies must be more up front about subscription renewals in 
| the future.  
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http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/255649/symantec-and-mcafee-settle-over-autorenewals.html

Linux users don't have such problems.


Recent:

FBI email network down for days after virus attack

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| The FBI has confirmed reports that it was forced to shut down it's external
| unclassified email network "as a precautionary measure" following the
| discovery of a virus infection. I am led to understand that the particular
| virus concerned has been identified by the FBI but this information has yet
| to find it's way in to the public domain.
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http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry4393.html





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