From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"Mike N."  wrote in message
news:bks5825kqod3t7arorqovbcai6h8ivvj7h{at}4ax.com...
> On Sun, 4 Jun 2006 10:29:25 -0400, "Rich Gauszka"

> wrote:
>
>>I'm not sure if the post below from a MS WGA person means that the WGA
>>installer will have some autonomous function or not
>
>   It's not clear what the WGA installer's role is, but this is ominous:
>
> "Q: How does Microsoft use this information?
>
> A: The information serves three purposes:
> It provides Web page flow, tailoring the pages you see based on your
> responses.
> It conveys demographics, which help Microsoft to understand regional
> differences in Windows or Office usage.
> It confirms user input. User input is often compared against data
> collected
> from the PC in order to determine whether to grant a userƒ?Ts request for
> additional access."
>
>  This meets most people's definition of spyware.   I'm not sure why I
> should be forced to report my usage habits of legally licensed OS or
> Office
> components.

Next we'll have MS popups warning you  if you use the Google search engine.
Just like the NSA stuff this should be a major invasion of privacy headline
in the news.

--- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-5