Monday, August 05, 2002

The Register (UK) - Microsoft EULA asks for root rights - again.     Now this bothers me.  Too much permission for M$ to be a too aggresively invasive.  Of course that's just my opinion, I could be wrong (apologies to Dennis Miller). An addition to Microsoft's End User Licensing Agreement has alarmed Register readers.   [Privacy Digest]        dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 5:43:43 PM      InfoWorld - Fair use or foul play? The other day I found a video of a kids' movie I bought for my son years ago. Because my son has long outgrown the video, do I have the right to give it to a friend with kids young enough to appreciate it?  [Privacy Digest]      dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 5:36:35 PM      Yahoo! News - Japan Launches ID Network Amid 'Big Brother' Angst. TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan launched a compulsory ID system on Monday aimed at bringing government into the electronic age in the face of stiff protests calling it a violation of privacy and a temptation to hackers.  [Privacy Digest]      dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 5:33:41 PM      CNET NEWS.COM By Declan McCullagh - Is privacy the next casualty? WASHINGTON--Sen. Mike DeWine is crusading to hand the FBI new powers to eavesdrop on immigrants and other non-citizens living in America. [Privacy Digest]      dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 5:31:12 PM      The Tampa Tribune - `But Officer, I Didn't Do Anything!'. LAKELAND - They call it a ``Voluntary Roadside Interview.''  [Privacy Digest]      dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 5:29:23 PM      Janis Ian's successful fallout     This sheds some light, from a real user, on the idea of 'free' internet digital media downloads.      dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 3:39:14 PM      Fools Fighting Fat. "...being overweight & out of shape was something I could fix but I wasn't doing it." [The Motley Fool]     dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 3:22:56 PM          Ok, it's NOT deep pockets this time, but it's hard to believe that anyone would stand for this.  Big Brother Credit Cards. Under pressure from a moralizing minority, some card issuers take away your freedoms. [The Motley Fool]      dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 3:06:22 PM

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