, 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)
Chris (5 replies)
Windows genuine disadvantage
2006-07-06
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)
Re: Windows genuine disadvantage
2006-07-06
Mark D. Rasch (1 replies)
Mark D. Rasch (1 replies)
Why aren't my customers adversely affected?
2006-07-07
Gordon Fecyk (2 replies)
Gordon Fecyk (2 replies)
Re: Why aren't my customers adversely affected?
2006-07-07
Kelly Martin (3 replies)
Kelly Martin (3 replies)
Spyware vs. EULA
2006-07-10
Mark D. Rasch (1 replies)
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)
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)
GrimRebuke (1 replies)
So Symantec's software phones home too? Pot, Kettle, Black, Rasch?
2006-07-17
Gordon Fecyk (1 replies)
Gordon Fecyk (1 replies)
Re: Why aren't my customers adversely affected?
2006-07-10
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)

Your IP address is contained in the packets used by WGA to transmit your ID info to MS. My guess is that MS probably captures and stores your IP address along with the date and time. This data can be cross-referenced with ISP connection logs to reveal your identity.
Not that MS would ever use this information in that manner....
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