Microsoft stalled by spyware legal problems
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Dec 20th, 2004: Microsoft&#39;s plans to offer new software to help customers cope with vulnerabilities following the take over of anti-spyware company Giant Company Software could be scuppered after Sunbelt Software claimed that its share in the company
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A move to devise privacy policies for ICANN that might shield information on people who register domains has stalled for now, continuing a long-running stalemate  on reforms to the way the WHOIS database is handled.
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Microsoft Corp., the world&#39;s largest software maker, asked a European Union court to suspend an order by antitrust regulators forcing it to disclose information on the inner workings of its Windows product to competitors.
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WASHINGTON -- In what regulators are calling a first, the federal government has asked for a court order to shut down a spyware operation.
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Windows Security Center may not know when your antivirus definitions are out of date.
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Microsoft plans to block access to some features by unlicensed versions of OS.
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Though Microsoft Corp.&#39;s new security update package is all about protecting systems from worms, viruses and spyware, it can&#39;t do much about what&#39;s already on computers -- and that could pose a problem.
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Some experts doubt whether the California law will have much impact on illegal spyware activity. By George V. Hulme. A new California law aimed at curbing spyware, software applications that surreptitiously
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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a legal complaint against two companies that allegedly infected computers with spyware and pop-up advertising, then tried to sell spyware-blocking software.
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Microsoft last week warned Windows XP users to scour their systems for spyware before downloading Service Pack 2. An Associated Press report quoted Microsoft executives saying some spyware could cause computers to freeze upon installation.
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Although some estimates are that spyware issues in the U.S. are decreasing, malware writers are still winning out because users --  afraid of change -- cling to outdated antivirus software and older, less-secure operating systems, antispyware experts said.
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A problem with Microsoft's controversial Windows Genuine Advantage authorization process may start to cripple Vista machines in as little as three days if the system, which has taken to identifying legit copies of both Vista and XP as pirated, isn't fixed pronto.
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In what regulators are calling a first, the government has asked for a court order to shut down a spyware operation.
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p2pnet.net News:- Windows XP users should check for spyware before installing SP2, says Microsoft. Some spyware could cause computers to freeze if the update is loaded, warns Barry Goff, a group product manager quoted by Associated Press here.
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Despite numerous out-of-court settlements with various state governments around the country, it appears Microsoft&#39;s legal woes aren&#39;t over yet.
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A pilot program at the Microsoft Download Center will require users to validate their Windows license in exchange for access to file downloads. Users with counterfeit software may find themselves locked out altogether.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Two of the agencies most actively involved in bringing cyber-criminals to justice in the United States have expressed opposing opinions over pending anti-spyware legislation.