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Submission + - Vista followup already?

Submitted by DesertBlade
DesertBlade writes: Looks like Microsoft is planning it's next version of windows. Okay that is not suprising, BUT it is may be released by the end of 2009! Could Vista truly be the next Windows ME?
Security

Submission + - Skype's BIOS Reading Process Part of DRM

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Juha-Matti Laurio
Juha-Matti Laurio writes: "An official statement related to Skype's feature to read motherboard serial number on every startup has been released. The Chief Security Officer of the company states that the software in use 'includes a form of digital rights management functionality intended to protect commercial software, such as plug-ins, from illegal redistribution or unlicensed use.' Additionally, the newest Skype version 3.0.0.216 (released this week) no longer attemps to read the serial number. Conspiracy theories about generating an individual encryption key or tracking the users are not needed any more."

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