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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. 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 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.

  2. 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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  3. 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.

    ;-)

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

    then hand back what the courts tell you to.

  5. 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!