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Article #353Re: PC Mag Tax Software Review
From: Oliver Costich
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 16:28
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 16:28
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On Fri, 14 Feb 2003 21:48:43 GMT, THenry@abiz.invalid wrote: >On Fri, 14 Feb 2003 19:04:11 GMT, olc-caSPAMMER@home.com wrote: > >>How do they do that? I can activate XP on a system that never connects >>to anything with a phone call. > >Again, this is not an activation issue. > >If you do an update, M$ has to know what to update. You have given M$ >permission to snoop your entire computer. As part of this snooping, >they may find something they don't like on your computer. You have >given them permission to alter or remove anything. > >After an update, for example, you may find files altered or missing, >programs altered or missing, and some of your hardware may no longer >work. They could even reflash your BIOS, rendering your computer >completely useless! > >It does not even require an update - just a connection to M$ while you >are online. > >I'm not saying they WILL do these things, but you gave them PERMISSION >to do them. Few people realize how much control they have relinquished >to M$. Explain to me exactly how they do that? I use a firewall and haven't seen any unnecessary traffic from MS. If you mean that downloading a program can put things on your computer, then any software on any OS can do the same thing. The activation sends no info about your system to MS.
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