XP Registration System Decrypted and Explained [Your privacy]

[Rado]

I think we should all know how this works before we buy into it. What info does it send to MS? http://www.electic.com/cgi-bin/news/News/Stories/2001/07/11/9948192351.shtml

 

[novon]

Interesting

 

[Rado]

Yes, everything there is interesting

 

[pulpp]

awesome article, the authors did a great job.

 

[Stark]

<< In contrast to many critics of Windows Product Activation, we think
that WPA does not prevent typical hardware modifications and,
moreover, respects the user's right to privacy. >>


That's nice. I'm still not buying it.