Personally
NStalnecker | 09/08/09
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WGA is like gun control
frgough | 09/08/09
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That was beautiful, man. Beautiful.
James T. Kirk | 09/08/09
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Definitely spyware.
donniebnyc@... | 09/08/09
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Gun laws protect?
brian ansorge | 09/08/09
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Except the gov't doesn't get false positives and deactivate your firearms
LeonBA | 10/16/09
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Since when is your IP address "personal information"?
Qbt | 09/08/09
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I don't think they mean "personal"...
mgp3 | 09/08/09
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IP address = Public
brian ansorge | 09/08/09
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Phone Number
duclod | 09/08/09
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Depends on your perspective
In the State of (Dis)Enchantment | 09/08/09
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IP cannot identify who are you?
joexwong | 09/08/09
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Your IP address is visible for the whole world to see
skypilota72 | 09/09/09
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It's a bit of both.
Letophoro | 09/08/09
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Yes, legitimate spyware (nt)
bmeacham98@... | 09/08/09
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I beg to differ
CodeCurmudgeon | 09/08/09
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Ummmm....
Ben_E | 09/08/09
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I paid, too.
SupraGuy | 09/08/09
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Anything that checks for hardware changes
Ole Man | 09/08/09
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Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas
HollywoodDog | 09/08/09
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Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas...
mgp3 | 09/08/09
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RE: Windows Genuine Advantage: Spyware or legitimate tool?
cewhite@... | 09/08/09
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Anything that "checks up" on you ....
kd5auq | 09/08/09
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WGA is why I jumped to LInux
MariusSilverwolf | 09/08/09
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So what you're saying is...
Ben_E | 09/08/09
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Have you tried to "sort out" a WGA notification?
SupraGuy | 09/08/09
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For XP call was free
otaddy | 09/08/09
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Vista is just as easy
msdamico@... | 09/09/09
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RE: Windows Genuine Advantage: Spyware or legitimate tool?
Capt_Sparky | 09/08/09
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Spyware. This is news?
bblackmoor@... | 09/08/09
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You need a third option in the poll
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/08/09
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Agree
Capt_Sparky | 09/08/09
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Thats what I'd have picked...
JasonJD48 | 09/09/09
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RE: Windows Genuine Advantage: Spyware or legitimate tool?
Capt_Sparky | 09/08/09
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RE: Windows Genuine Advantage: Spyware or legitimate tool?
znetlol | 09/08/09
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RE: Windows Genuine Advantage: Spyware or legitimate tool?
CaptOska | 09/08/09
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Not really spyware...
djchandler | 09/08/09
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Critical updates has always been available
rtk | 09/08/09
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Excuse me Trust?
Altotus | 09/08/09
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"Crapware" is more like it
JohnMcGrew@... | 09/08/09
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You're probably talking about Linux here...
transposeIT | 09/08/09
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Re; There's nothing crappier than Linux and FOSS...
hkommedal | 09/09/09
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Hostage taking made legal
In the State of (Dis)Enchantment | 09/08/09
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Not true...it doesnt lock your data or die
otaddy | 09/08/09
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Yes True
TotallyFrustrated | 09/09/09
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No its not true-you had a hardware failure
otaddy | 09/09/09
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Re; WGA only limits what you can do from within windows.
hkommedal | 09/09/09
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Windows Genuine Spyware
wizardb@... | 09/08/09
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RE: Windows Genuine Advantage: Spyware or legitimate tool?
jak99@... | 09/08/09
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Why?
Tim Patterson | 09/08/09
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That's the definition of monopoly
terry flores | 09/08/09
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why can't you leave?
otaddy | 09/08/09
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Easy...check your assumptions
otaddy | 09/08/09
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Just because I don't like anything about it
AndyCee | 09/09/09
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RE: Windows Genuine Advantage: Spyware or legitimate tool?
hkommedal | 09/09/09
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RE: Windows Genuine Advantage: Spyware or legitimate tool?
petercs | 09/11/09
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RE: Windows Genuine Advantage: Spyware or legitimate tool?
nanotm | 09/22/09
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WGA doesn't upload your user.dat
rtk | 09/22/09
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