Re: stolen operating system

From: MarlaJo (MarlaJo_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/06/04 

Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 15:27:03 -0700

So MS has included its machine header address in the posting since there are
all those people posting here not using the web UI and this is interesting
because... Because why? If I don't use the web UI what would I use? DOS?
There are lots of people living in DOS land, last time I checked.
I don't mean to sound flippant, I am here as I respect what I'll learn here
& who teaches me, but I want to stay on target:
MS can and has used its code base to gather the type of user data we're
talking about; therefore MS can help, but chooses not too because.... Because
why? Scared of public outcry concerning privacy rights? Since when is it a
privacy rights violation to aid in the capture of a thief? Indeed, since when
is it lawful to aid and abed criminals which is what MS is doing by not
helping victims of crime when they have knowledge of a thief's whereabouts.
And on the more general side of the topic, since when is the world wide web
private? If I go online I know that I'm out in the public's eye therefore I
am understanding of the fact that what I do online is not private. And
getting back to the another topic mentioned previously, how does MS enforce
its ownership of its software and fight piracy? Or am I to believe that it
is not possible to suffer any serious consequnces for pirating?

"Paul Adare - MVP - Microsoft Virtual PC" wrote:

> In article <6A71B2F0-9E85-4945-A0A4-EFD391A8364A@microsoft.com>, in the
> microsoft.public.security news group, =?Utf-8?B?TWFybGFKbw==?=
> <MarlaJo@discussions.microsoft.com> says...
>
> > Ironicly, the IP address of the
> > machine I am using right now is included in the header of this post as part
> > of an effort to track me down if I am naughty. HAHAHA! But I'm not laughing.
> >
> >
>
> Since you're posting with the web UI, this is not true. The IP address
> in the header of this post is the IP address of the machine that is
> running the web UI you used to post.
>
> --
> Paul Adare
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>

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