On 7/2/07, John Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael Fötsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Something for badvista.org: > > > > http://news.softpedia.com/news/Forget-about-the-WGA-20-Windows-Vista-Features-and-Services-Harvest-User-Data-for-Microsoft-58752.shtml > > > > Very interesting article -- adding it to the site feed, thanks. > > > -- > John Sullivan > Campaigns Manager | Phone: (617)542-5942 x23 | http://badvista.org > 51 Franklin Street, 5th Fl. | Fax: (617)542-2652 | http://www.gnu.org > Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA | GPG: AE8600B6 | http://www.fsf.org > > "Microsoft put all those functionality-crippling features into Vista because > it > wants to own the entertainment industry. This isn't how Microsoft spins it, of > course. It maintains that it has no choice...It's all complete nonsense." > --Bruce Schneier, "DRM in Windows Vista" > > _______________________________________________ > Advocate mailing list > [email protected] > http://badvista.fsf.org/mailman/listinfo/advocate >
I been telling everyone that Vista feeds info to MS since the first Beta of Vista was out. All it takes is a bit of packet gathering to see what is going back and forth. The only problem is when the user agrees with the EULA and license they are accepting this. You can ask most home users what the EULA is and get "Whats a EULA?", plus for some reason they just do not care. I explained this to many a Window user and my response I receive is well Microsoft is not doing anything to me so what if they get my info. Or, they already know. My question is this: Are they reaping credit card information, privacy information (medical or personal), or whatever else without the users consent or knowledge? It seems people are afraid to speak out, even the security companies. The other area is to find this information one must violate Microsoft EULA's, licenses so this places the finder in a precarious position of being sued or taken to court by Microsoft and its mass of lawyers and money. One has to thread lightly in this area as even the DOJ only rendered a slap on the wrist to MS for anti-trust compared to the European Union. One does not know who MS has in their pockets in the US and even with proof it could pose a considerable threat upon the one who goes after Microsoft. I was advised to go the individual state route and not federal just because of what I just wrote. George greenarrow1 InNetInvestigations-Forensic SuSe 10.2/TriStar/Apache GoBoLinux _______________________________________________ Advocate mailing list [email protected] http://badvista.fsf.org/mailman/listinfo/advocate
