🚀 go-pugleaf

Jim Williams <williams@tiac.net> wrote:

>sp@questor.org wrote:
>>The following article appeared in the Canadian financial newspaper "The
>>Financial Post", August 5, 1995, and concerns computer security and Windows
>>95 (It is being reprinted *without* permission):
>>
>..
>>
>>   In a July 28 memo from Motorola's information security department, the
>>company's wireless data group in Vancouver was told to refrain from
>>connecting to the Microsoft network.  In addition, all purchase orders for
>>the highly publicized new version of Microsoft's popular Windows operating
>>software have been stopped until security issued are resolved.
>>
>..

>My, my.  I do believe we have the first leak in the dike...

>I, for one, have no intention of sticking my finger into the hole and try to stop 
>it...  (On the other hand, I'm willing to get a shovel and see if I can widen the 
>hole a bit more :)

>Can Microsoft prove that it is not possible, using Win95 and the Microsoft Network 
>for Microsoft to upload whatever they want from your machine to Microsoft?  I also 
>am beginning to wonder if it might be possible for Microsoft to download whatever 
>they want from Microsoft into your machine without your knowledge...

>-- 
>Sphere.

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The main thing that I see with the RW is as a marketing tool.   All
that is needed is for the titles of s/w to be sent and then a
databases of replies to be set up.  I would have thought it would then
be relatively simple for selective mail shots to be sent to registered
users.....eg user has Word Perfect...send shot on MS Office etc.
It is happening already with supermarkets and their loyalty/bonus
cards.  These, over time, profile your use of the supermarkets
departments/sections.  There was a programme on TV here showing
supermarkets in, I think, Arizona.  With these cards they could find
out which shoppers did NOT use the in store bakeries...therefore, they
mailed special offers to them. A high percentage of those taking up
the offers, still used the bakeries after the offer expired (about 30
per cent I think).    So MS ain`t doing it purely, if at all, for your
benefit.