Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Microsoft's "Watson" is on steriods

Ina Fried writing for CNET News.com reports:

SEATTLE--In a move that could rankle privacy advocates, Microsoft said Monday that it is adding the PC equivalent of a flight data recorder to the next version of Windows, in an effort to better understand and prevent computer crashes.

The tool will build on the existing Watson error-reporting tool in Windows but will provide Microsoft with much deeper information, including what programs were running at the time of the error and even the contents of documents that were being created. Businesses will also choose whether they want their own technology managers to receive such data when an employee's machine crashes.
Read the article here.

Donkey Notes:
Another example of the erosion of privacy in the name of convenience.

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