17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
On Wed, 19 Jun 1996, Declan McCullagh wrote:
Alan forwarded this to me. Thought it might be interesting. -Declan [..].] Unanswered Qs: 1) What other kinds of info does/can it troll for? 2) What does it do when it finds unregistered software? 3) Does it implicate ECPA? 4) Will updates be available through other means? 5) Must a user affirmatively grant permission to the software agent? 6) Can a user decline or limit the agent's access? 7) What uses may the agent's owner make of data collected? etc.
Well, if you want definitive answers, use Stan Mitchell's File Monitor, ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/examples/windows/win95.update/schulman.html#w95fmon But free to fear-monger in any case... -rich