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"Microsoft's New 'Phone Home' Anti-Piracy Practice Unacceptable, Says Critic."


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Mr. Orwell would be so proud:

 

"Microsoft's new 'phone home' anti-piracy practice unacceptable, says critic

'At what point is one free of this' perpetual checking, asks Lauren Weinstein

By Gregg Keizer

February 12, 2010 03:54 PM ET

 

Computerworld - The Internet advocate who blasted Microsoft in 2006 over the daily "phone home" habits of its anti-piracy software took the company to task again today for a new practice that will examine consumers' Windows 7 PCs every 90 days to make sure they're running legitimate copies of the OS.

 

Lauren Weinstein, the co-founder of People For Internet Responsibility (PFIR), urged Windows 7 users not to accept the option update to Windows Activation Technologies (WAT) when Microsoft begins seeding it to the Windows Update service later this month...."

 

Rest of story at:

 

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/915...ble_says_critic

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