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Microsoft’s stealth Windows update

By Gary Burge | Published: September 13, 2007
Update: Microsoft has acknowledged the update, but says unannounced, non-consensual installations are standard procedure. See “Microsoft responds to stealth update issue” by ZDNet’s Adrian Kingsley-Hughes. Then read Adrian’s analysis of Microsoft’s statement here. Microsoft may have already overwritten files on your PC without your permission or knowledge, even if you have “automatic updates” set to “off”. Several [...]
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    I am a graying web programmer, techno-activist, romantic idealist, who never quite left the sixties, even though I became quite successful in the Internet space.

    My business philosphy is different now than when I toiled in the bigco world. About a decade ago I experienced a life-altering epiphany: I was sacrificing my personal life and health to feed a corporate monster.

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