Windows WGA!

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Logicklz

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Did you guys know that m$ is collecting data with the WGA?

  • Computer make and model
  • BIOS checksum.
  • MAC address.
  • A unique number assigned to your computer by the tools (Globally Unique Identifier or GUID)
  • Hard drive serial number.
  • Region and language settings of the operating system.
  • Operating system version.
  • PC BIOS information (make, version, date).
  • PC manufacturer.
  • User locale setting.
  • Validation and installation results.
  • Windows or Office product key.
  • Windows XP product ID.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Genuine_Advantage#Data_collected

Good reason to stay away from windows....
 
You can use WINE and get your "windows" validated on Linux too, using WGA :D
 
boohoo, Microsoft is evil for collecting non personal identifying information.

And yet, the greatest irony is the fact that you have a "Google is your friend" signature. Typical of open source users (Yes, I am generalising in a huge way here.) Let's trust a company who changes their slogan away from "Do no evil", one which tracks all of your searches and link them to your gmail account if you are logged in. A company who also released a browser which stipulated on release that everything you do in it belongs to them.

Yip, keep on going through live with blinkers on.
 
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