chrome dome
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Re: Microsoft WGA phones home even when told not to
I've heard that Vista was designed (at least in part) by a joint venture between MS and big brother in order to make spying on its users easier. I heard about it on a radio show, so I don't have a link to post. They claim there is a backdoor deliberately put in to Vista so big brother can spy on anyone whenever they want to. Any one hear more about it possibly being true or not? |
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AB
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join:2006-04-04
Leesburg, VA
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said by Kill DRM :said by AB  :BTW, has it ever occurred to anyone that the letters of "Service Pack 2" can be easily rearranged to spell "Vice Pact Workes"? As well as "Swear to Veicck"? "Dark Lord", "Beelzebub", "Satan", "Veicck"-- He goes by many names . . . . You need to actually spell the word "TWO" to include "Dubya" in your list. Changed it.
Who in the hell registered my "DRM Fault" anon name ??!! LMAO!! 
Apparently, it was available. Someone must have liked it! |
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Name Game
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join:2002-07-07
North Myrtle Beach, SC
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said by chrome dome :
I've heard that Vista was designed (at least in part) by a joint venture between MS and big brother in order to make spying on its users easier. I heard about it on a radio show, so I don't have a link to post. They claim there is a backdoor deliberately put in to Vista so big brother can spy on anyone whenever they want to. Any one hear more about it possibly being true or not?
Yes this is true. The United Building Code now requires two doors for saftey reason unless you own a Mobile. Then replacing windows is optional. In all versions users should still put the lid down after they flush, independent of any joint venture.
I would quote you the regulation but I ran out of paper.
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novaflare
The Dragon Was Here
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join:2002-01-24
Barberton, OH
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said by dave :Lets say your maxtor hd has a recall notice and they share this information with ms and this recall notice effects a given set of serial numbers between x and y. Now ms could update wga so that when you use it wga pops up a alert box. Yes, they could. But Microsoft has never given any indication whatsoever that it wants to be in the business of disseminating 'recall' information for the world's hardware vendors. Thus, this is pure fantasy. The truth is surely that Microsoft has an interest in deriving a unique id for your system. Let's not pretend that it's for the good of your disk drive. Actually i miss read what was said any how. Its not hard drive serial number but volume serial number. Big diffrence hard drive serial number is built in to the drives controller board and does not change. Volume serial number is created at time of format and changes with each format. So it is a moot point any ways. Simply put its a hash and its a bit of info that changes easly so it still cant be use to tie a individual computer to a persons name.
Heres my serial number off my mouse lzk529095386 now who am i? The only name you know me by novaflare only personal information you have on me is in my profile and posting tags.
In the end its the same with wga and ms. They know its the same computer that matches what ever information was sent during registration of the os on install but thats it. It is really simple to keep your name addy and other truely identifing info out of the hand of microsoft you simply do not put it in when registering. Or you use fake for all or part. BTW i changed a few numbers on my mouses serial number for the frum post as im waiting on a rma replacement and they never asked for the mouse bback just said it would be week to 10 days for replacement.
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dave
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said by Kill DRM :said by dave :The truth is surely that Microsoft has an interest in deriving a unique id for your system. If you are insinuating that Microsoft's assigning you unique system ID (in addition to the unique product ID) is something bad, please elaborate. Touchy? If I'd meant that, I would have written it.
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