But this isn't MS's RegWiz. It's capabilities sound much greater, and it's not clear how to opt out, etc. from the press release: << Oil Change reportedly tracks all currently installed versions and revisions of all Windows 95 software and hardware drivers on a PC, and then dials into CyberMedia's Internet Web Server for related updates.>> is this thing scary? I don't know. Does software like it have potential for abuse? Absolutely. Fear mongering? I don't think so. Just a Heads up. Alan Lewine ------ Rich Graves wrote:
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