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"New Windows XP Feature Can Re-Edit Others' Sites"

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Elledan

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Seems like MS is up to something:

http://public.wsj.com/sn/y/SB991862595554629527.html

But even though Windows XP is still in development, I've already encountered one proposed feature, in a "beta," or test, version, that shows Microsoft may well flunk both these tests. The feature, which hasn't yet been made public, allows Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser -- included in Windows XP -- to turn any word on any Web site into a link to Microsoft's own Web sites and services, or to any other sites Microsoft favors.

In effect, Microsoft will be able, through the browser, to re-edit anybody's site, without the owner's knowledge or permission, in a way that tempts users to leave and go to a Microsoft-chosen site -- whether or not that site offers better information.
 
Gasp!

Not only does this new Smart Tags feature look usless, it also looks like it's going to be widly abused in its current form according to the article.

That's just what I want....more crap on the internet trying to get me to buy something
 
If this feature is implemented by the browser, it doesn't matter what you use to create your HTML files - they're all vulnerable to it.
 
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