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Microsoft still fighting claim it distributed 'spyware' to XP users
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| The plaintiffs allege that Microsoft
| improperly distributed the Windows Genuine
| Advantage tool, without proper consent from
| users, in a manner normally reserved for
| "high priority" security updates. WGA, as
| it's known, tests to see if a copy of Windows
| is valid and delivers warnings if it doesn't
| pass. Microsoft's Automatic Update system
| lets users opt in to receive fixes and
| patches for the operating system.
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http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2009/10/microsoft_still_fighting_claim_it_gave_spyware_to_xp_users.html?ana=from_rss
Recent:
TC forces Sears, Kmart out of the spyware business
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| When Sears and Kmart offered visitors the chance to earn $10 by participating in
| some research, few realized that they would be sending even secure session
| browsing information to the big retailers. Now, the government has put the
| kibosh on this "blue light special."
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/ftc-forces-sears-kmart-out-of-the-spyware-business.ars
Will Windows 7 track your every move?
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| File this one under âYouâve got to be f***ing kidding me!â
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| ââOne good place to look for what might be coming in Windows 7 is an early
| planned feature list of Vista (then called Longhorn) back in 2003. If one
| intriguing feature, called Location Awareness, makes its way into Windows 7,
| it could track your every moveâand that could be a good thing.
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http://vistasucks.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/will-windows-7-track-your-every-move/
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