"Microsoft Corp. acknowledged Wednesday that it needs to better inform users that its tool for determining whether a computer is running a pirated copy of Windows also quietly checks in daily with the software maker. The company said the undisclosed daily check is a safety measure designed to allow the tool, called Windows Genuine Advantage, to quickly shut down in case of a malfunction." The EULA is suppose to disclosed this daily call in feature. Lauren Weinstein, who is co-founder of People for Internet Responsibility, was one of the first people to notice the daily communications to Microsoft."
Yahoo News
lol, yes your apple does submit stuff back to apple
if you use itunes it will be on by default. you just have to turn it off :shhh:
though on the apple side its less.
"is this a legal copy"
and more so
"what are they doing"
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faet Wrote:lol, yes your apple does submit stuff back to apple
if you use itunes it will be on by default. you just have to turn it off :shhh:
though on the apple side its less.
"is this a legal copy"
and more so
"what are they doing"
I don't know that i'd call that a "rectal," any more than Amazon.com showing you other items based on items you've bought previously.... although I do have it turned off.
anytime you play a song. it gets sent to apple. though they "discard all personal information associated with it"
but hey, apple did it so its not spyware.
