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)

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Mark D. Rasch

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

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Windows genuine disadvantage 2006-07-06
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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)

Actually, the spyware allegations aren't in there to make headlines. Across the security industry people are looking at WGA and the information it returns to Microsoft with a wary eye, and Mark Rasch makes a clear comparision in the article from WGA to another spyware case, showing similarities.

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Link to this comment: http://www.securityfocus.com/comments/columns/409/33783#33783

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)

You've confused WGA with WPA just like Rasch did 2006-07-12
Gordon Fecyk (1 replies)

Re: You've confused WGA with WPA just like Rasch did 2006-07-18
Ultrique

Windows genuine disadvantage 2006-07-08
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