Pirates beware... Big Brother is watching, AGAIN

If microsoft is workin on this hard, i doubt they'll make it as easy as turning it off in the options, they're too sneaky for that, sure when ya install a fresh copy of xp it connects to a microsoft server and sends back MB's worth of data, i'd love to know what thats doing.

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remember Moore's law: Every 18 months, technology will become obsolete to new technology". Microsoft CAN get around it, lol

One of the many reasons I switched to Apple!

BTW- I LOVE IT!

VLC media player plays all kind of files and dont even needs any codecs

VLC meda player?

It's a media player that plays all sorts of media files, comes with most distros of linux, and ya can download it for windows, plays just about anything.

Wouldnt that be an invasion of privacy?

Yes, it should be. In some states it's illegal to snoop around someone's computer. So if I were gone and one of you came over and just started looking around the files on my comptuer. If I saw you and got enough evidence, I could get you with a heavy fine. But, knowing Microsoft this comes to mind.."They got the tricks up their sleeve to do as they please."

maaaan, bill gates can do anything... the computers we use... the games we play... he pwnz us, lmao

But, all depends in your line of work. Being a Repossessor, I am infact allowed to tresspass on private property to get (technically) stolen merchadise. Is microsoft allowed to go on someone's computer to "repossess" stolen merchandise?

Microsoft arent stupid, they have always been watching believe me. They most probably have every single MSN chat logged too.

does this mean i should stop using windows media player?

Originally Posted by Robb4248

Before you read... read this:

"This is a tool that could have been built with privacy in mind," Microsoft Spokes person 'Schwartz' said.


What does this lead you to think?










Guess what WMP 11 is doing? Creates a list of each digital music, video, and even DVD on it. As soon as you connect to the internet, any tags, comments, and the title (using a client like IE's ALEXA) are sent DIRECTLY to microsoft's DataBase. Of course, this information is bundled with the user, product key, and other data that marks your PC as "your's" or "not your's".

What else?

Microsoft has filed a bill back last year, that would pass a law that enables them to connect to a user's PC and search for their products (and partner's products) that are acctually pirated. They then will alert the District Justice about such illegal activities, including internet history that may be illegal. They can then delete any "potentially pirated" material (including files MADE from the software).

Kinda messed up...

Has anyone checked Snopes on this?

the last part really sounds fishy more of a Click and AOL will donate 10 cents for every e-mail kind of thing

Source?

Well I've heard this rumor before, but even if it is true... I never use WMP so... haha.

<--- uses winamp/itunes/vlc/gom for media mostly.

Originally Posted by Robb4248

Before you read... read this:

"This is a tool that could have been built with privacy in mind," Microsoft Spokes person 'Schwartz' said.


What does this lead you to think?










Guess what WMP 11 is doing? Creates a list of each digital music, video, and even DVD on it. As soon as you connect to the internet, any tags, comments, and the title (using a client like IE's ALEXA) are sent DIRECTLY to microsoft's DataBase. Of course, this information is bundled with the user, product key, and other data that marks your PC as "your's" or "not your's".

What else?

Microsoft has filed a bill back last year, that would pass a law that enables them to connect to a user's PC and search for their products (and partner's products) that are acctually pirated. They then will alert the District Justice about such illegal activities, including internet history that may be illegal. They can then delete any "potentially pirated" material (including files MADE from the software).

Kinda messed up...

I DONT EVEN HAVE AN ISP, ALL MY CONNECTIONS ARE "NETJACKED" WITH WI-FI IF NOT SAFE,IT SEENS TO B A LITTLE HARDER 4 MS TO DO ANY THING TO ME. I PROBLY GOT THE LAST WAREZ VERSION XP CORP WITH BLUELIST GENORETOR