Security consultant Howard Fosdick has contributed the latest entry in the 2008 OSNews Article Contest: a highly detailed examination of security and privacy on the Windows platform, and how to use free software tools and a little knowledge to protect your privacy online.
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2005-08-27
Excellent article indeed. However, what about WGA and the known backdoors plus the applications and services harvesting user data?:
http://tinyurl.com/2ptclh
I hardly boot Windows XP, because I feel very uncomfortable with the idea "someone is spying at me".
I feel Microsoft has crossed the line here of what is ethical acceptable.