Microsoft just scared me...

[Gunslinger08]

If it hasn't been said yet: you were logged in using your Microsoft Passport.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: plastick
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: mobobuff
You're registered to vote, you pay bills, you have a drivers license, blah blah blah your information is out there. Get used to it!</end quote></div>

Yeah but I pay nothing to MS...

But MS pays for the info that is collected from people you pay.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: mobobuff
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: plastick

Yeah but I pay nothing to MS...</end quote></div>

You'd be surprised how much of your info is publicly available.

interesting... between this and classmates.com, I can stalk people pretty adequately.

 

[SVT Cobra]

A Quiet Residential Street
Michigan, USA
0600


-This is Vista Six to team, I need a sitrep.
-Vista Six, this is Zune Team over, we are on overwatch at subject Dave Heet's back door over. We have a few movements over the past few hours. Nothing major, maybe a or something bathroom break.
-Roger that
-This is Longhorn 1 to Vista Six we are in our perch across the street, recon on subjects front door. No movement over.
-Roger. Longhorn 1 I need you to send in a in a scout team, over. I need Heet's exact location.
-WILCO, move in now.
-Vista 6 to Longhorn you are green light, I say again green light.

1 Hour Later

-Vista Six to Longhorn I need ETA on scout team Gates.
-Gates 1 and 2 are approaching subjects computer room over. They are making their way to what appears subjects closet. Imaging is not clear over.
-Copy that, give me an update when they have info.
-Roger.

-(whisper)This is Gates 1 to Longhorn subject was on computer, we are pulling up out keyloggers now. One minute.
-Copy that
-Longhorn 1, it appears he visited Anandtech forums again...OH SHIT!...
-Gates 1 come in over
-LONGHORN 1 HE'S ON TO US!!! Sending thread text on secure date link now
-Getting it now, pullback to primary staging AO, wait for further instructions


-Longhorn 1 to Vista 6 it appears our cover is blown over...pull back units at Subject Heet's work over, tell new employee to quit and abort
-Longhorn are you sure about this?
-Goddammit! He KNOWS WE KNOW!!!
-(Radio Crackle)

 

[IGBT]

..everything's a test.

 

[SVT Cobra]

bump

 

[SVT Cobra]

ttt

 

[plastick]

Anyway, the actual weird thing is that they maintained two completely different specks of personal info for a long time and then it just appeared again when I went to the MS site from an address that is temporary and not mine. The answer is still not so obvious.

 

[bullbert]

Originally posted by: compnovice
I recently got a similar scare from IBM.... I worked there for a few months 4 years back... I recently got a letter from them that a laptop containing my personal information was lost.... This is my 5th residence in 4 years and I never updated my address with them... How in the world did they find out my current address 😕

Silly, they asked Bill Gates, of course

 

[Gunslinger08]

Originally posted by: plastick
Anyway, the actual weird thing is that they maintained two completely different specks of personal info for a long time and then it just appeared again when I went to the MS site from an address that is temporary and not mine. The answer is still not so obvious.

You were signed in to Microsoft Passport/Windows Live.

 

[stash]

What does this have to do with Operating Systems?

 

[SVT Cobra]

WTH this got moved to OS?

 

[Brazen]

Originally posted by: freshgeardude
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: silverpig
Ever handled a penny? They got your DNA too.</end quote></div>

i bet bill gates doesnt know what a penny is.

I found a site a few months ago that figured it up that if Bill Gates comes across like a 20 dollar bill on the ground, due to the time it would take to pick it up he would be making less than he does from Microsoft.

 

[aCynic2]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
i didn't get that pen drive either

There is no pen. There never was a pen.

 

[Jeffwo]

Originally posted by: aCynic2
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: FoBoT
i didn't get that pen drive either</end quote></div>

There is no pen. There never was a pen.

I think we have enough participants here for a class-action lawsuit concerning this pen drive. I never recieved mine either and I thought hard on those questions they asked to qualify ya for the pen :|

 

[oldman420]

ms knows everything about you be afraid very afraid.