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1. Comment - Microsoft Admits WGA Phones Home

   (Jun 10, 2006 - 8:44 AM)

   This discussion reminds me of the people who don't object to government searches and wirtaps because "I'm law abiding and they won't come after me..." A rule of human (and corporate) nature is that _it ALWAYS escalates_. Today, they're gathering your IP address and your musical taste; tomorrow they're reporting what documents you read and what you write. They turn over to the government, who makes political speech critical of the government illegal (it hapens every 50 years or so), and Bang! you're in jail.
   
   Or better yet, MS monitors every application you use and decides you shouldn't be allowed to use non-MS software of any kind, so they disable your machine entirely.
   
   The possibilities for abuse are numerous and real; and who's to stop MS from abusing their power over your computer?
   
   Apparently, not you. You don't care.