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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 2003-03-04
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The news is no suprise to me, but what they do with it is a concern nonetheless. It seems that Microsoft has put themselves in a law enforcement position where they are able to transcend normal levels of security. Even if they say they don't, they have easy access to any secure company data/software...

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