Microsoft updates Windows without users' consent

[Vuco]

Nešta surfao i naletio na ovo:

"In recent days, Windows Update (WU) started altering files on users' systems without displaying any dialog box to request permission. The only files that have been reportedly altered to date are nine small executables on XP and nine on Vista that are used by WU itself. Microsoft is patching these files silently, even if auto-updates have been disabled on a particular PC."

Odgovor (jedini koji je MS dao)koji ništa ne objašnjava

"7.0.6000.381 is a consumer only release that addresses some specific issues found after .374 was released. It will not be available via WSUS [Windows Server Update Services]. A standalone installer and the redist will be available soon, I will keep an eye on it and notify you when it is available."

I na kraju krajeva:

"Again, it's important to note that there's nothing harmful about the updated files themselves. There are no reports of software conflicts and no reason to remove the files (which WU apparently needs in order to access the latest patches). The only concern is the mechanism Microsoft is using to perform its patching, and how this mechanism might be used by the software giant in the future."

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[Cataphract]

Silent update Google radi već godinama. Što ga, naravno, ne čini niti dobrim, niti poželjnim. Nema gore stvari od ovoga. Ono što mene fascinira je ova rečenica:

It's surprising that these files can be changed without the user's knowledge.

Ne kužim kako netko može bubnuti ovako nešto i ostati živ. Potpuno je logično da svaki komad softwarea ima skrivene funkcije koje su dostupne samo proizvođaču. Ovaj kao da se jučer rodio ili do sada živio kao Bubble-Boy.