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Can Microsoft know my history if I use Netscape?
Calum:
the gremlins that are integrated into the software wake up in the middle of the day (when your computer is least likely to be being used) and then they ring up Bill Gates and leave messages on his answering machine. (Yes there's gremlins in media player! why did you think the installer was so huge?)
Gooseberry Clock:
quote:Originally posted by Macs-R-Us:
Can Microsoft know My history if I use Netscape?
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No, but Netscape can.
pkd_lives:
quote:Originally posted by Macs-R-Us:
How do they keep track of you in meadia player?
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If you use WiMP above 6.4 then it stores your played files in the registry.
Try it. play some files, and check out the recently played files list. Then Uninstall WiMP (with XP this is not possible I believe). Then reboot, use a different player, whatever. Install WiMP and watch your list of played files magically reappear - hang on that may be 2K only - I haven't used WiMP in a long time. To remove that info you have to edit the registry. And of course there are a couple of report to M$ functions that need to be turned off in WiMP.
If they can store it then it is entirely possible that they can retrieve this information and use it as they see fit - in fact they were recently told to stop abusing their information storage under passport, and they are under investigation in the European Union for breaking privacy laws with their Media player (as are realplayer). And of course don't forget they once packaged a spy program that reported back everything on your computer with IE.
Calum:
well while we're on the subject, they once sold thousands of copies of microsoft lookout which were preinfected with the NIMDA virus! nice going microsoft!
regardless of whether thei software is trying to phone home, i do think that you might as well cut your losses and use an alternative program...
videobruce:
Try Opera!
NO cookies, NO history and NO cache on exit!
NO other browser does that as far as I know!
If it crashes it return to ALL the pages you were at!
http://www.opera.com/download/
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