http://news.softpedia.com/news/Forget-ab...oft-58752.shtml "Are you using Windows Vista? Then you might as well know that the licensed operating system installed on your machine is harvesting a healthy volume of information for Microsoft. In this context, a program such as the Windows Genuine Advantage is the last of your…
Yeah... There are a lot of programs that do this. If you're freaked out by it, don't do stuff that you don't want watched. Or if you deem it necessary to do such things, then use a different operating system. Its not raping privacy if they tell you. It is you who is the fool who buys the software before reading up on it,…
I just wanted to let you guys know that I work under the Microsoft umbrella, and honestly we are not watching you at all. No way, no how are we taking the time to see what everyone in the world who uses vista is doing:) ( But I personally want to ask that alot of you stop using one hand to type with:) muwhahahahaha Spark
i don't see what the big deal is. It's not like they are watching to see what movies you download and watch, what you have for pictures on your computer and sharing them over the net or stealing your personal info, credit cards, ssn, email addresses and passwords. The majority of the info collected has nothing to do with…
[ QUOTE ] If you've ever used cracked software or downloaded mp3s, movies, comics, whatever from non-legit sources I guess this would apply to you. And if not now, perhaps it will under new internet/PC related laws that may be created in the future. [/ QUOTE ] Holy shit! So... if we do something illegal... we could get…
[ QUOTE ] If you told her that you were going to have sex with her, then got her to agree to a contract saying she agreed to this, THEN had sex with her, I'm afraid it wouldn't be rape. [/ QUOTE ] "Hey bitch I want to rape you. The only way I'll let you out of this broom closet is if you sign this sheet consenting to sex…
[ QUOTE ] Its not raping privacy if they tell you. It is you who is the fool who buys the software before reading up on it, then claims they're stealing your information. [/ QUOTE ] You're right, my bad. It's more along the lines of the consensual sodomizing of ones privacy. Personally I'm disappointed by this and won't…
I'm quite surprised by how many of you guys are cool with this. Just the idea of a corporation asking me to sign over rights to any of my private information in order to use their software, that I purchase with my money pisses me off royally. At the very least it's compulsory telemarketing. For those who say the harvested…