Say it ain’t so!

I’d like to, but I can’t. As if this were a real surprise to anyone.

*sigh*

Genuine Advantage is Microsoft spyware

By Brian Livingston

Windows Genuine Advantage — the controversial program Microsoft auto-installed as a “critical security update” on many PCs starting on Apr. 25 — not only causes problems for many users but has now been proven to send personally identifiable information back to Redmond every 24 hours.

For years I have found Brian Livingston to be reliable. Sure, he’s a Microsoft Windows cheerleader, but his information is always good. When he details specifically, step-by-step why, in spite of Microsoft’s denials, it is accurate to call Microsoft genuine Advantage software spyware, he’s well worth listening to. More at the link.

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