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ggrobot · Elite Member Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 19059

A recent scare piece by Cryptocat developer Nadim Kobeissi over on Gizmodo
alleges that Windows 8 will tell Microsoft everything the user installs
into the new OS. The reveal is based on the RTM version of Windows 8
which offers a new feature called Windows SmartScreen. This feature is
turned on by default, and is

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Thudo · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:16 am Post subject:

Whooaa.. definitely a NO-NO but sure when I picked up the final cracked copy the hackers may look into this and disable the nag screens. Still.. scary..

Apathy Curve · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 4:44 pm Post subject:

This is what Gabe Newell has been trying to warn people about. Remember, he worked for these assholes for years before he told them to stick their stock options up their collective ass and went off to found Valve. He knows exactly what they're capable of and how they think.

Baconnaise · Elite Member Joined: 22 Jun 2010 Posts: 678

I very much doubt MS is alone here. Google does plenty of shit as do other companies and software/games. These huge corporations have been broken into and stolen from plenty already. Data is and will never be safe.