Softpedia reveals Vista snooping on users

Robert Hallock 2 Jul, 2007 at 2:04pm ET Article published in Tech

According to Softpedia, Microsoft’s newest operating system, Windows Vista, has more than 60 routines which collect information about the user and his or her habits. Almost half of these routines phone home to Microsoft, they say. Hackles raised in 3… 2… 1…

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4 Jul 2007 ~ 1:18am Thelemech That is unbelievable!:rolleyes2
4 Jul 2007 ~ 1:35am RWB You're surprised??? Was anybody surprised? I doubt they even touched the surface. But spying on my habits isn't exactly the most horrific crime I see, I wonder what all they are looking at.
4 Jul 2007 ~ 10:01am athalonhead I don't like that. Another reason to not get vista.
5 Jul 2007 ~ 12:44am yagga Let's bring back ME! I doubt that has the mental capacity to phone home correctly...
5 Jul 2007 ~ 10:31am NLichtman

RWB wrote:

You're surprised??? Was anybody surprised? I doubt they even touched the surface. But spying on my habits isn't exactly the most horrific crime I see, I wonder what all they are looking at.

I wasn't surprised, but I laughed.