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micros0ft: Oops, We Forgot to Mention, WGA Calls Home Daily1


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PostPosted: Thu 08 Jun, 2006

micros0ft Corp. acknowledged Wednesday that it needs to better inform users that its tool for determining whether a computer is running a pirated copy of Windows also quietly checks in daily with the software maker.

The company said the undisclosed daily check is a safety measure designed to allow the tool, called Windows Genuine Advantage, to quickly shut down in case of a malfunction. For example, if the company suddenly started seeing a rash of reports that Windows copies were pirated, it might want to shut down the program to make sure it wasn't delivering false results.

"It's kind of a safety switch," said David Lazar, who directs the Windows Genuine Advantage program.

Lazar said the company added the safety measure because the piracy check, despite widespread distribution, is still a pilot program. He said the company was worried that it might have an unforeseen emergency that would require the program to terminate quickly.

But he acknowledged that micros0ft should have given users more information about the daily interactions.

"We're looking at ways to communicate that in a more forward manner," he said.

Lazar also said the company plans to tweak the program soon so that it will only check in with micros0ft every two weeks, rather than daily.
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PostPosted: Fri 09 Jun, 2006

I am sure there will be workarounds to avoid this feature liek earlier releases...
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PostPosted: Tue 13 Jun, 2006

There's a good article about WGA with info on what exactly is being sent from your computer to miscrosoft
h__p://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20060608002958907
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