Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 30th Jun 2006 20:31 UTC
A computer user is suing Microsoft over the company's Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy tool, alleging that it violates laws against spyware. The suit by Los Angeles resident Brian Johnson, filed this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle, seeks class-action status for claims that Microsoft didn't adequately disclose details of the tool when it was delivered to PC users through the company's Automatic Update system.
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2005-12-02
"Look 2 posts above yours. AU still works without WGA for security updates. Likewise MS Downloads does not require WGA for security updates, only software updates."
Actually AU does not work without WGA. I don;t care what others have posted, the fact is on my computers it does not. If you refuse WGA, AU no longer works with a message that WGA is required. This is on 4 computers. WGA is required currently to even get security updates.