Why is this simple and irrelivant problem being handled with this much attention? Are people getting that lazy, or has Microsoft ran out of things to do? This is not worth any research or development dollars. Maybe instead they should invent a pixel anaylizer, which analyzes a picture and puts is meta info according to what it thinks it is.
The RIAA was able to track users of, for example Kaaza, by looking at the log in and transfer logs. These logs are full of IPs which are traceable to the ISP. When the RIAA contacts the ISP and tells them the IP, the ISP can connect the IP with the person's information. WHOIS lookup has no IP address involved. It has absolutly no indentification tracktion option of any kind.
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Why is this simple and irrelivant problem being handled with this much attention? Are people getting that lazy, or has Microsoft ran out of things to do? This is not worth any research or development dollars. Maybe instead they should invent a pixel anaylizer, which analyzes a picture and puts is meta info according to what it thinks it is.
The RIAA was able to track users of, for example Kaaza, by looking at the log in and transfer logs. These logs are full of IPs which are traceable to the ISP. When the RIAA contacts the ISP and tells them the IP, the ISP can connect the IP with the person's information. WHOIS lookup has no IP address involved. It has absolutly no indentification tracktion option of any kind.