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Apparently in Internet Explorer 7, every address you type into your URL bar (save a static list of "good addresses", with all certainty diminutive) is sent to Microsoft's servers for checking (whether it's a phishing website). If you set up IE7 on XP, you will be prompted about this behavior. If, however, you install a Vista build, apparently, this feature is on by default.

While I'll reserved judgement until Vista is actually shipped, I have an idea this might be a really nasty thing.
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SO Bill can see everywhere I go?

Good.

It means FaF will get some attention. =-)
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Then Bill will find out that we have a significant population of Linux users and call in the brainwashing team. :(
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Post by windhound »

or just give us free flash drives http://www.slickdeals.net/#p7137
hell, mine broke. They'll give me one for free? sure! I'll just wipe all that stuff that comes on it

meh. google logs your searches already, I'm sure everywhere I go is logged on the campus server

microsoft will more than likely use the data to improve their search engine (trying despratly to beat google), other than that what can they do with it?
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Post by The Beatles »

Heh. Thanks windy. I just filled out their form using Firefox under Linux.
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Hmm... 6-8 weeks... I'll be counting down the days...
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I saw that ages ago, funny thing is they say US residents only yet on the form you can select UK :P... Anyways, Stuff IE7 cya *deletes* Avant watch out I'm coming back :P
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Wow, Microsoft never ceases to amaze me. Thank heavens for good ol' Firefox and Opera.
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I'm using Opera right now... I installed it on my USB Flash drive which I recieved from Microsoft a while back :P
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