Monday, August 5, 2002

Confessions of a scam artist Before his 16th birthday, Hue had stolen $5,000 running auction scams on Yahoo and eBay. It was childâs play 21:45 # G!

Microsoft EULA asks for root rights -- again Andrew Orlowski in *The Register*, London, 2 Aug 2002 An addition to Microsoft's End User Licensing Agreement has alarmed *Register* readers. Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 contain a new condition which asks you to allow Windows to go and install future updates. "You acknowledge and agree that Microsoft may automatically check the version of the OS Product and/or its components that you are utilizing and may provide upgrades or fixes to the OS Product that will be automatically downloaded to your computer," is the new bit you'll be interested in. ... http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/26517.html [Monty Solomon via risks-digest Volume 22, Issue 19] 3:03 # G!