This was in Risks Digest 21.46. The WSJ link has a nice story on this.
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 12:55:52 -0700
From: Stef Maruch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: They're at it again: Internet Explorer Smart Tags in WinXP
A while back, when www.deja.com still archived Usenet news, they tried
to generate revenue by inserting URLs into Usenet posts archived on
their site. Needless to say, this upset a lot of Usenet posters, who
considered it a copyright violation.
Now Microsoft is up to much the same thing with a new feature of WinXP
called "Internet Explorer Smart Tags":
http://public.wsj.com/sn/y/SB991862595554629527.html
In effect, Microsoft will be able, through the browser, to re-edit
anybody's site, without the owner's knowledge or permission, in a way that
tempts users to leave and go to a Microsoft-chosen site -- whether or not
that site offers better information.
Seems to me they should be called "Internet Explorer Sneak Tags."
Stef ** rational/scientific/philosophical/mystical/magical/kitty
** [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> http://www.cat-and-dragon.com/~stef
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I mean, 'e' was *already* the most common letter in the English
language. -- AM, complaining about the online commerce explosion
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