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echo: nthelp
to: Mike N.
from: Robert Comer
date: 2006-06-28 09:50:52
subject: Re: WGA Trojan: Putting Privacy Last

From: "Robert Comer" 

Pardon my language, hut that's got to be the biggest load of shit I've ever seen.

--
Bob Comer


"Mike N."  wrote in message
news:n6s4a2tckt2busejrr8e7vj2fcatdboi5n{at}4ax.com...
>
>
> http://news.com.com/Putting+privacy+first+at+Microsoft/2008-1029_3-6088719.ht
ml?tag=nefd.lede
>
> "It's important to go back to the fundamental goal of Windows Genuine
> Advantage and the risk of pirated software. A lot of people believe that
> it
> might be about the revenue, but in actual fact, it is about the security
> and privacy of the users. Some research that we've done finds that the
> incidence of malware (malicious software) is a lot higher on pirated
> software, so we really are trying to make sure that users really have the
> opportunity to protect themselves."
>
>    Is he saying that using a pirated key causes Windows to be vulnerable
> to spyware and adware infections?

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