Windows Genuine Disadvantage

Windows Genuine Disadvantage
Mark Rasch, 2006-07-05

A recent lawsuit filed against Microsoft should have all companies reexamining their privacy policies to determine what information they are actually collecting about customers, and what they can possibly do with it.

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Windows genuine disadvantage 2006-07-06
Chris (5 replies)

Re: Windows genuine disadvantage 2006-07-06
Mark D. Rasch

are you SURE it is only a "few details"? 2006-07-06
Anonymous

Re: Windows genuine disadvantage 2006-07-06
Rob (1 replies)

Re: Windows genuine disadvantage 2006-07-12
Anonymous

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Anonymous

Windows genuine disadvantage 2006-07-06
Anonymous (1 replies)

Re: Windows genuine disadvantage 2006-07-07
Anonymous

Windows genuine disadvantage 2006-07-06
Anonymous (1 replies)

Re: Windows genuine disadvantage 2006-07-06
Mark D. Rasch (1 replies)

Re: Re: Windows genuine disadvantage 2006-07-06
Anonymous (1 replies)

I don't think Microsoft claimed that they are protecting the customer and not going after piracy. They have two fold agenda here, first to let you know that you have pirated software (if you weren't aware of it) and then to reduce piracy of Microsoft software by not letting pirated copies get updates etc.

Makes perfect sense to me. I am not sure what you are missing.

I do agree that if they are collecting personal info, that should be stopped.

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Mark D. Rasch

Windows genuine disadvantage 2006-07-06
Pablo

Why aren't my customers adversely affected? 2006-07-07
Gordon Fecyk (2 replies)

Re: Why aren't my customers adversely affected? 2006-07-07
Kelly Martin (3 replies)

Where's the detailed analysis of WGA's data compared to WPA? 2006-07-08
Gordon Fecyk

Show me the data! 2006-07-08
Gordon Fecyk

Spyware vs. EULA 2006-07-10
Mark D. Rasch (1 replies)

Where's the virus defenition for WGA in Norton Antivirus? Where's the entry for WGA in Symantec's virus library? 2006-07-12
Gordon Fecyk (2 replies)

Re: Where's the virus defenition for WGA in Norton Antivirus? Where's the entry for WGA in Symantec's virus library? 2006-07-14
GrimRebuke (1 replies)

So Symantec's software phones home too? Pot, Kettle, Black, Rasch? 2006-07-17
Gordon Fecyk (1 replies)

Re: So Symantec's software phones home too? Pot, Kettle, Black, Rasch? 2007-04-05
RichieB

Re: Where's the virus defenition for WGA in Norton Antivirus? Where's the entry for WGA in Symantec's virus library? 2006-07-15
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