Windows Genuine Advantage Piracy vs. Privacy

Microsoft's efforts to solve its multibillion-dollar software-piracy problem have landed it in the cross hairs of computer privacy advocates and attorneys in recent weeks.

Two class-action lawsuits are pending, unsubstantiated Big Brother rumors have swirled on tech blogs and consumers are bristling under accusations of piracy — especially those who shelled out hundreds of bucks for what they thought was legitimate software.

At issue, critics say, is not that Microsoft is trying to curb the unlicensed use of its products, but how the software giant is going about it.

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