Re: Microsoft watching us watch DVD movies (was: Microsoft finally)

From: Dave Korn (no.spam@my.mailbox.invalid)
Date: 02/22/02 

From: "Dave Korn" <no.spam@my.mailbox.invalid>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 18:21:46 -0000

"cw" <cw@DEADfidei.co.uk> wrote in message
news:Xns91BD9BC7BD0Bcwfidei@212.159.13.1...
> Quite easily bypassed by deleting/renaming the file:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Media Index
> \wmplibrary_v_0_12.db
>
> The either create an empty read-only file in its place, or a read-only
> directory. No more database unless it is hidden in more than one place.
>

  Of course, that in no way prevents the site which sends you the entries
for this database from tracking and logging exactly which items it sent to
you, thereby retaining all the information it needs to be able to recreate
the contents of the .db file on your local HD without needing to connect
again or read it in any way...

       DaveK 

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