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

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Rob (1 replies)

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

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Mark D. Rasch

I agree. The problems I have are (1) the collection of personal information; (2) the disabling of the ability to do security updates which makes EVERYONE less secure, not just the pirate; and (3) changing the rules of what WGA will do without effective consent. No problem with MS protecting its IP.

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Link to this comment: http://www.securityfocus.com/comments/columns/409/33779#33779

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
qxlr

Re: Why aren't my customers adversely affected? 2006-07-10
Anonymous (1 replies)