Re: XP SP2 Issues

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From: formerprof (formerprof_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/08/04 

Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 15:59:18 -0700

Dear Ron,

Well I'm certainly ready to join the class -- but I think I have less faith
in the process than you do given what seems to me to be the larger public's
indifference to privacy issues. Moreover it would take some pretty dedicated
decrypting and hacking to discover whether Intuit is studying my bank
accounts, and Microsoft my musical preferences or manuscripts.

All good wishes.

formerprof
formerprof@yahoo.com

"Ron Reaugh" <rondashreaugh@att.net> wrote in message
news:tYL%c.568646$Gx4.562061@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>
> "formerprof" <formerprof@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:10juvrctm7r9aef@corp.supernews.com...
>> Outgoing checking is only unnecessary if you trust people like Microsoft,
>> Real Networks, Intuit and many others not to write home with info from
> your
>> machine.
>
> Exactly, I want them to try so that I can certify the class. They ain't
> gonna do it at least in any offensive fashion.
>
>> I think it would be naive to extend that trust, especially since
>> two I've mentioned have already been caught doing exactly that.
>
> Not seriously and that's changing. That's an issue for AGs and not for
> each
> persons PC and fancy firewalls.
>
>> "Ron Reaugh" <rondashreaugh@att.net> wrote in message
>> news:cKK%c.330947$OB3.36543@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>> >
>> > "Alias" <maskedandanonymous@aka.com> wrote in message
>> > news:2q5im9Fs0mitU1@uni-berlin.de...
>> >>
>> >> "John Waller" wrote
>> >>
>> >> > > If you think Windows Firewall is 'fine'
>> >> >
>> >> > What's wrong with it?
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Regards
>> >> >
>> >> > John Waller
>> >>
>> >> It only monitors incoming traffic, not outgoing traffic.
>> >
>> > With a proper virus checker and adware checker outgoing checking is NOT
>> > needed.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

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