[LINK] Vista - the data gatherer

[Karl Auer]

On Sun, 2007-07-08 at 18:30 +1000, Richard Chirgwin wrote:
> I agree that it is comprehensive, if not overwhelming. There are close 
> to 60 individual privacy statements for the user to absorb; and likewise 
> nearly 60 features the user would have to manage if they wanted to 
> control the data flows back to Microsoft. For the ordinary end user 
> that's way too much

And one other thing - which of these flows are actually beneficial to
the user? I don't mean the soft-soap BS like "help us make a better
product", I mean actual, real benefits.

My guess is: None.

Regards, K.

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