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Microsoft WGA Phones Home Even When Told No

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the huge-shocker-here dept.

Aviran writes "When you start WGA setup and get to the license agreement page but decided NOT to install the highly controversial WGA component and cancel the installation, the setup program will send information stored in your registry and the fact that you choose not to install WGA back to Microsoft's servers."

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  1. So? by DJCacophony · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So?

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    1. Re:So? by DJCacophony · · Score: 0, Redundant

      Why was I marked redundant? That's not redundant at all.

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