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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft Software => Topic started by: Nerull on 28 February 2002, 22:34

Title: Microsoft and Privacy...
Post by: Nerull on 28 February 2002, 22:34

This topic is meaned 4 discussing the M$ and privacy thing.

I read that if u are using M$ Media Prayer
that he sends a view things to M$ like wath kind a videos/music do u like etc.
Don't we have any privacy left in this damned world ?
Greets Nerull
P/s Sorry for my broken english hope u guys can Understand.

Title: Microsoft and Privacy...
Post by: dbl221 on 1 March 2002, 06:04

Well that is the rumor ....that M$ media player does this kind of thing........the other reports that I have read describe media player collecting all this info in a local file on disk.

What we need is to catch M$ transmitting this disk file to someone.......now that would be news.

Unfortunately no one seems to want to do the hard work to catch them at this kind of thing.  :mad:

Title: Microsoft and Privacy...
Post by: Nerull on 1 March 2002, 14:25

Just take an UNIX server with a TCP/IP Catcher/sniffer and sniff all ports on output.
Greets Nerull

Title: Microsoft and Privacy...
Post by: Calum on 1 March 2002, 15:09

there's a link on this page to a pertinent article regarding media player 8 and spyware. Microsoft admits to the press that MP8 collects and sends data. read the article... (http://forum.fuckmicrosoft.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic&f=3&t=000014)