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Windows Update keeps tabs on all system software
John Leyden, The Register 2003-02-28

Evidence obtained by German hardware site tecChannel suggests a list of software installed on an XP machine is sent to Microsoft when users run Windows Update.

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Windows Update keeps tabs on all system software & MORE! 2003-03-04
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Microsoft is pushing "Trusted Computing" initiative to make your unsecured Microsoft products secure. It seems that Microsoft will be "Trusted" by your network because it is their product. But does this give us cause for worries about espionage by Microsoft to have possible access to your network?...

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