[ale] MS in the news

[Christopher Fowler]

Good.  They refused to give me mony back and it cost me one
month of service.  I'll be a part of the class action suit!

Chris

On Fri, May 09, 2003 at 10:07:35AM -0400, Dow Hurst wrote:
> I appreciate the posts since I need to know security related stuff that 
> helps me promote Linux.  This is all about Linux whether negative or 
> positive.  I understand what your saying, Dan.  I just like reading this 
> listserv and I don't usually go to slashdot since I don't have time.  I 
> enjoy this listserv the most for it's wide variety of posts yet all 
> having the underlying theme of a Linux related topic.  Plus, this is 
> just one more reason to spread the word about not using MicroSoft OSes 
> for anything.
> Dow
> 
> 
> Bob Toxen wrote:
> 
> >Best one is hole in .NET/passport.
> >Some guy found it, told MS multiple times, they did not respond.
> >(This has been confirmed on the security mailing lists.  Don't
> >trust YOUR credit card or bank account data to them.)
> >
> >Send a generic URL with a valid hotmail/.NET account name, and they let
> >arbitrary person reset password.  hacker goes in with new password, looks
> >at data.  MS encourages .NET account to hold credit card info, so you
> >don't have to re-enter it everywhere.
> >
> >
> >2nd issue is class action suit, with Best Buy.  Seems best buy threw in 
> >free
> >MSN discs to many customers at checkout, even if they didn't want it.
> >
> >MS then got info from checkout, and started monthly debits for 
> >MSN service, all without permission.  MS and BB would not give
> >money back, so guy started class action suit.
> >
> >But wait, there's more ...
> >
> >So, today's one of those days when every bit of news is dominated by
> >Microsoft. To spare you six different stories about the Borg, we'll
> >assimilate them all into this one. You have seen the stupid 
> >Passport hole
> ><//slashdot.org/articles/03/05/08/122208.shtml?tid=172> in 
> >an earlier story;
> >also the iLoo 
> ><//slashdot.org/articles/03/05/02/188215.shtml?tid=109>,
> >although that hasn't stopped you from submitting stories 
> >about it, oh no.
> >New news: a report paid for by Microsoft shows that Windows 
> >is a better
> >server than Red Hat
> >
> ><http://www.veritest.com/clients/reports/microsoft/ms_netbench.pdf>. A
> >class-action suit has been filed
> ><http://news.com.com/2100-1026_3-1000393.html> charging 
> >that MSN and Best
> >Buy combined to scam customers. The WINHEC
> ><http://www.microsoft.com/winhec/> conference is ongoing - 
> >Steve Ballmer
> >says DRM is an opportunity, not a prison
> >
> ><http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/execmail/2003/05-07rightsmanagement.asp>,
> >the Xbox is going to be your home communications center
> ><http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/30580.html>, Wired talks about
> >how
> >hardware will be changed to imprison users
> ><http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,58748,00.html>, and once you're
> >locked in to Microsoft you get to pay more each year
> ><http://msn.vnunet.com/News/1140730>.
> >
> >An article describes why user desktops are locked down
> >
> ><http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030430.wkapi430/BNStory/einsider/>
> >
> >Oh, and here's another on DRM:
> ><http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1074796437&eid=-255>
> >just because. 
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