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on Sun Mar 07, 1999 06:24 AM
from the p3-times-ten dept.
from the p3-times-ten dept.
Igor wrote in with a link to a San Jose
Mercury article about the discovery of the "Windows ID", and claims it "has been quietly used to create a
vast database of personal information about computer users." It seems Windows 98
and other programs, like Office, embed a unique ID based on a MAC address into every document created (Office), or
even submit an ID unique to a user during Windows Update (where it
specifically says Microsoft will not send any information like that). The Intel thing
never bothered me too much, but I'm not so sure about this...
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- Slackware by Erich (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @09:58AM
- Absolutely no relavance. by Brett Viren (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:40AM
- Privacy? by bram (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @08:57AM
- Scary, but... by Skyshadow (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:40AM
- MS has every right by Analog (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:59AM
- Gates is a very neurotic person by Analog (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @08:15AM
- not closed yet + new loopholes by Chris Johnson (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:57AM
- Here's your answer by Chris Johnson (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @08:13AM
- Linux runnig Photoshop, word... by Chris Johnson (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @08:19AM
- And Ford can put tracking devices on cars... by cduffy (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:48AM
- You distort my analogy. by cduffy (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:16AM
- Bravo. by cduffy (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:24AM
- Privacy. by cduffy (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:29AM
- Papers w/ charts, graphs and pictures... by cduffy (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:40AM
- Yes, but.... by cduffy (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:43AM
- Did I say that? by cduffy (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:10PM
- Did I say that? by cduffy (Score:1) Tuesday March 09 1999, @06:38AM
- Well, is'nt that CONVEEEEEEENIENT?!?!?!?! by gavinhall (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:06AM
- Well, is'nt that CONVEEEEEEENIENT?!?!?!?! by gavinhall (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:07AM
- offtopic - real dangers of Fast Save by gavinhall (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @09:57AM
- Privacy? by gavinhall (Score:1) Monday March 08 1999, @01:56PM
- Encourages evil one-user-per-computer assumption. by DunbarTheInept (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:31PM
- Slackware by sterwill (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:27AM
- UNDOCUMENTED FUNCTIONALITY.... by LoCoPuff (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @10:00AM
- MS has every right by sjames (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:50AM
- Privacy? by sjames (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @08:07AM
- This is NOT a grand conspiracy by sjames (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @08:44AM
- binary file formats suck by berrs (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:40AM
- This is NOT a grand conspiracy by Stu Charlton (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:10AM
- structured storage by Stu Charlton (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:18AM
- horsesh*t by Stu Charlton (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @03:41PM
- This is NOT a grand conspiracy by Stu Charlton (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @03:48PM
- structured storage by Stu Charlton (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @03:55PM
- arrogant? by Stu Charlton (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @04:04PM
- Stupid attitude by Fastolfe (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @10:06AM
- structured storage by Fastolfe (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @10:16AM
- if you're right... by Fastolfe (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @11:02AM
- ?????? by Fastolfe (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @11:18AM
- ?????? by Fastolfe (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @04:02PM
- Did I say that? by Fastolfe (Score:1) Monday March 08 1999, @07:55AM
- Linux runnig Photoshop, word... by Sabalon (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:39AM
- Scary, but... by Eric Sharkey (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:13AM
- Scary, but... by dangermouse (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:50AM
- Something Even More Scary... by pridkett (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:10AM
- Something Even More Scary... by pridkett (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:10AM
- Yes they did. by slothbait (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:16AM
- Scary nuttin, this is illegal. by Squeeze Truck (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:54AM
- That is immaterial. by Squeeze Truck (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:59AM
- Get over it... by Squeeze Truck (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:42AM
- neurotic by Squeeze Truck (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:41AM
- Blizzard? by Squeeze Truck (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:47AM
- neurotic by Squeeze Truck (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @09:52AM
- Hmm... by dattaway (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:19AM
- They have yet to get on my case by dattaway (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:41AM
- then why by dattaway (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:05AM
- Naive users HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT by dattaway (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:29AM
- USS Yorktown by dattaway (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:47AM
- Can this information be used against in court? by dattaway (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @08:22AM
- Gates wants to be Napoleon, not Hitler by Po (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:43AM
- Gates is a very neurotic person by YogSothoth (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:03AM
- Microsoft admitted it, idiot by Doug Merritt (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @08:36AM
- True...but... by Doug Merritt (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @12:31PM
- Privacy? by jim (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:15AM
- MS has every right by jim (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:19AM
- Blizzard? by Shrubbman (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:40AM
- Piracy not privacy by spitzak (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @02:56PM
- Oooh oooh I do I do by jtseng (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:11AM
- This really frightens me... by Stargazer (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:49AM
- Old, but outrageous. by Kenelson (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:26AM
- question?? by Ben Hutchings (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @03:23PM
- Not just OSS... by LightFusion (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @08:33PM
- MS has every right by gid (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:43AM
- Surprise, surprise, surprise!!! by Rick Crelia (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:23AM
- No NICs ain't good news by unitron (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:29PM
- My paranoid worry about ID-attached SW. by knuth (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @08:40AM
- right on brother by CMiYC (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:31AM
- so5 and word by CMiYC (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:35AM
- They have yet to get on my case by Nagash (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:31AM
- Remember the anti-OSS article?.. by pen (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:15AM
- I've been telling people this for a while. by JungleBoy (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:47AM
- question?? by GypC (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @08:32AM
- question?? by mindedc (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @08:12PM
- bastards by Accipiter (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @04:30PM
- Die, Microsoft! by Grave (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:00AM
- Maybe not winblows 3.1 but something else did ... by bbcat (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:01PM
- Who on Slashdot is Stupid enough.... by bbcat (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:12PM
- Who on Slashdot is Stupid enough.... by bbcat (Score:1) Monday March 08 1999, @06:56AM
- Patch? by deusx (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:33AM
- Privacy. by scrytch (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:43AM
- Clue-guid's go with EXECUTABLES(SAME 4 ALL USERS) by scrytch (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:56AM
- Not to throw gas on the fire but... by Grell (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:02PM
- They are trying to control all by Ektanoor (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:14AM
- USS Yorktown by Ektanoor (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @08:33AM
- Piracy not privacy by Ektanoor (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @10:08AM
- How about the benign title of that article? by kochanski (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:18PM
- Remember the anti-OSS article?.. by Aussie (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @09:07PM
- neurotic by Chokai (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @09:04AM
- Linux runnig Photoshop, word... by Ageless (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @03:25PM
- Hmm... by Ex Machina (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:31AM
- Hmm... Warez? by Ex Machina (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:31AM
- Hmm... by id (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:45PM
- GUIDs and UUIDs specifications by K@FKA (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:47AM
- I wonder if M$ thinks mom is a software developer? by jonbrewer (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:20AM
- Old News, longhairs by IntlHarvester (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:50AM
- Old News, longhairs by IntlHarvester (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @09:04AM
- Who on Slashdot is Stupid enough.... by IntlHarvester (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:31PM
- This is not new news. The change of attitude is. by Chrome Void (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:38AM
- This is not new news. The change of attitude is. by Chrome Void (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:42AM
- I dont know why this really suprises people by FallLine (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @08:01AM
- Piracy not privacy by flanker (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:30AM
- horsesh*t by flanker (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @08:07AM
- ?????? by flanker (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @02:56PM
- WAIT WAIT WAIT by Wag the Dog (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:48AM
- MS has every right by Wag the Dog (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:50AM
- Give Bogus Info (unless there's a privacy policy) by kinesis (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:15AM
- Give them @microsoft.com email addresses by kinesis (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:22AM
- Here is some log data to possibly back it up by Rayban (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @08:18AM
- Hmm... personal FUD by Rayban (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @08:23AM
- neurotic by raistlinne (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @09:04AM
- Give Bogus Info (unless there's a privacy policy) by Wokan (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:48PM
- 'strings' a word file - bigger privacy problem. by zCyl (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:07AM
- SUE! by MJL (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:55AM
- "You have no privacy anyway, get over it." by stx23 (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:47AM
- Privacy? by Jon_S (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @04:34PM
- Piracy not privacy by andyf (Score:1) Monday March 08 1999, @09:00AM
- YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT by webslacker (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:50AM
- Scary, but... by RedGuard (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:43AM
- MS has every right by LanMan (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:46AM
- Funny! M$ will die in court, by its own hand. by breser (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:32PM
- 'strings' a word file - bigger privacy problem. by breser (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:48PM
- I know about this.. by seizer (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:50AM
- Can Banks, Lawyers etc. trust MS now? by vik (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @02:48PM
- Who on Slashdot is Stupid enough.... by MikeTurk (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @06:36AM
- Hitler good? . . . up to a point by Praxxus (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @08:52AM
- No, they didn't by Praxxus (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @02:33PM
- On News.com by W2L (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @04:08PM
- Technically it's not just an American right. by the eric conspiracy (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:47AM
- Who on Slashdot is Stupid enough.... by the eric conspiracy (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:52AM
- arrogant? not you... by Hamshrew (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:57PM
- Don't joke about that... by Hamshrew (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:05PM
- Microsoft ID by jaqbot (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @05:54AM
- Read this quote... from a programmers perspective by Hobaird (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:20AM
- MS has every right by bsletten (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:44AM
- This is why we should use open source like linux by maspanic (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @09:01AM
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