By: John

John — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:42:57 +0000

After opening and doing a cursory survey of Microsoft’s “Live” services program, I found a ‘ton’ of what I will call “sniffer” type programs that gather and transmit, apparently, what the user is doing, viewing, and storing using any M. Soft “Live” program. So, I dumped “Live Essentials” and purged (hopefully) “All” from my OS. Now, what about M. Soft .NET programs and other Apps. that “broadcast” your OS’ configurations: M. Soft “Silverlight” and so on? And, why is M. Soft loading devices and ‘services’ into my OS that (paraphrased) “make it easier for the Developer” to write programs and presentations? I don’t write (code) or develop anything. What are all these ‘not-used’ “for developer; IT’ier; Monitoring for Supervisor” programs doing for M. Soft if not spying? In other words what is going on in the registry I don’t know about, if anything? Is there any scanner program that will root-out and expose propietary Monitoring devices planted by Microsoft and others within thier “Hot Fixes” and “Auto-Updates”?
So, I’m paranoid: but I do store some inventions and writings and so on that I covet in my computer. OR, should I take a vaction?

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