__/ [ Jim ] on Sunday 11 June 2006 01:52 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> __/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Friday 09 June 2006 23:08 \__
>>
>>>Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>>Microsoft's antipiracy tool phones home daily
>>>>
>>>>,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| 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.
>>>
>>>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)
>
> small fucking wonder the 'net is slowed to a crawl.
The Web may no longer be neutral (bill dismissed), so who knows what priority
WGA can *buy*...
Let's not forget about DDOS attacks and SPAM, which are literally the fault
of Windows being hijackable.
My spam count from the past 24 hours: 400+ comment spam from Windows zombies;
100+ E-mail spam, 80% of which is said to come from Windows zombies (source:
Symantec); referrer spam, as usual; no DDOS attacks yesterday.
Best wishes,
Roy
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