Groups Push FTC to Act on MS XP, Passport

BuckMulligan writes: "EPIC and a coalition of consumer and privacy groups have renewed their calls for FTC action to protect consumers from the privacy risks associated with Windows XP and Passport. In a letter sent to the FTC, the groups criticized the FTC for not upholding its statutory duty to protect consumers in light of the planned release of Windows XP. More information on the groups' previous FTC complaints is stored on the EPIC Microsoft Passport Page." So who here thinks the FTC is going to block Windows XP? Me neither. The other remedies requested (toward the middle of the letter) are interesting, though.

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question.

[jon_c]

In WinXP how does one uninstall MSN instant messenger, I use AIM and don't know anyone on MSN IM so it has no use to me, all it does is clutter up my systray.

thanks,
-Jon

Mod parent up, but as *funny* :)

[Kjella]

Really.. whoever made that "insightful"? plzzzzzzzz

Re:Unfortunately, the "lesson" will go unlearned.

[Malcontent]

Some people think that the US policies in the middle east have NOTHING to do with the actions on 9-11.
Some people think that the death of THOUSANDS of palestenians in the last year or two have NOTHING to do with the actions of 9-11
Some people think that the fact that over a million iraqis (including appox 500,000 children) due to sanctions imposed by the US have NOTHING to do with the events of 9-11.
Some people think that the fact that US has bombed iraq whenever it felt like it for the past 5 years has NOTHING to do with the events of 9-11.
Some people think that the US support for despots like the shah, pinochet or the current ruling class in saudi arabia have NOTHING to do with the events of 9-11.

These people are thinking very hard about why some people might want to kill americans so bad that they are willing to kill themselves to do it. After deep thought and analysis the best that their feeble minds can come up with is.

"why those ragheads must simply hate freedom and democracy surely we have done nothing wrong ever to anybody". They sincerely believe that the US carries zero percent of the blame and that osama bin laden shares 100% of the blame.

Obviously Noam Chomsky is not one of those people. This in no way indicates that he thinks the people in the building at the time carry 100% of the blame either. He probably is able to understand that the world is not black and white and that there is plenty of blame to go around everywhere.

Damn the complexities of life huh?