Wave Systems Corp. (fka WAVXQ)

[TonyMcFadden]

*sniff sniff*

I think I smell a load of male bovine excrement.


http://www.smh.com.au/news/security/spy-revealed-in-microsoft-security-tool/2006/06/09/1149815292076....

Microsoft has acknowledged that it needs to better inform users that its tool for determining whether a computer is running a pirated copy of Windows also quietly checks in daily with the software maker.

The company said the undisclosed daily check is a safety measure designed to allow the tool, called Windows Genuine Advantage, to quickly shut down in case of a malfunction.

For example, if the company suddenly started seeing a rash of reports that Windows copies were pirated, it might want to shut down the program to make sure it wasn't delivering false results.

Ri-i-i-ight