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Financial Institutions Balk at MS Licensing

Posted by chrisd on from the consumer-state-endangered dept.

mmol_6453 writes "Now, not only are hospitals groaning under the combination of Microsoft and the HIPAA, but banks are having issues relating to federal privacy laws. Favorite line: 'Microsoft has told...that it plans eventually to eliminate users' ability to disable Microsoft's access to their systems.'"

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  1. High level of control by Zakabog · · Score: 4, Funny

    Microsoft does provide users with a high level of control over the auto update feature. Windows XP ships with the feature turned off, for example, so users must choose to activate it. And Microsoft notifies users of any updates, requiring them to agree to install them.

    Microsoft: This is our highest level of control on anything we've ever included in windows! You can turn it on AND off!!!! AND you have to agree to install the updates, come on how can you hate us now, we give you so much control!

  2. Yeah, MS can access my system all they like by darkov · · Score: 5, Funny

    I dunno what they're going to do with 62 gigabytes of pr0n, though.

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    1. Re:Yeah, MS can access my system all they like by doorbot.com · · Score: 4, Funny

      I dunno what they're going to do with 62 gigabytes of pr0n, though.

      I'm surprised you've found a use for all of it. Maybe you're building the world's first "Internet Porn Way-Back Machine"

    2. Re:Yeah, MS can access my system all they like by alexburke · · Score: 5, Funny

      I dunno what they're going to do with 62 gigabytes of pr0n, though.

      Probably the same thing you do with it.

  3. Wow, you need a girlfriend! by SaraSmith · · Score: 5, Funny

    Spend some of that porn time on socializing with real live women and you may find an upgrade to porn. Yes yes, I know that sounds crazy, but there are things above and beyond porn.. try 'em out, they're way more fun.

    1. Re:Wow, you need a girlfriend! by darkov · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actually, it's my girlfriend's collection.

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    2. Re:Wow, you need a girlfriend! by KingJoshi · · Score: 5, Funny
      Actually, it's my girlfriend's collection.

      Just because you have a collection of porn of a particular girl does not make her your girlfriend.

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  4. Re:Trojan Horse? by CoolVibe · · Score: 5, Funny
    Oh that's okqya, sometimes I have to type something when i havn't had any coffee yet. The result is usua;llly somethong like thios. SOmehow my fingers (adn my brain) need vcoffee to type somewaht corectly.

    ;-)

  5. Take everything in reach... by PhilHibbs · · Score: 5, Funny

    then hand back what the courts tell you to.

  6. Re:Let me get this straight by Gannoc · · Score: 5, Funny


    My Mom is 108 years old. Windows XP one day manifested itself in a swirling cloud of darkness and evil and killed her cat. I installed Debian for her and it cured her arthritis and let her get involved in some kernel hacking. She's never had a problem with her computer, even when she loses power. Bless you Linux!