Parish wrote: > jukola wrote: > >> Parish wrote: >> >>> jukola wrote: >>> >>>> Gervase Markham wrote: >>>> >>>>>> I'm though not willing to give away detailed information about my >>>>>> present computer; type of processor, speed, the software I'm >>>>>> using, what printer I have etc. and so on. This has nothing to do >>>>>> with the behaviour of Mozilla during crashes. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> How do you know? :-) If this were the case, then the same crash >>>>> would happen in the same circumstances on any machine, and we all >>>>> know that's not the case. >>>>> >>>>> "Oh No! The evil AOL/Time Warner conspiracy know I'm an Epson >>>>> printer user! The printer police will be round next! Panic!" >>>>> >>>>> Gerv >>>>> >>>> >>>> How come Mozilla is the only programme asking for this detailed >>>> information? I have never been asked to send an error report while >>>> using Netscape or Explorer. >>>> >>> >>> According to your UA string you are running XP. Do you know *exactly* >>> what Windows is sending to M$ when it runs it's equivalent of >>> Talkback after something has crashed? I guess though that you turn >>> that off as well, but your statement was "How come Mozilla is the >>> only programme...." >> >> >> We are discussing internet browsers, not an OS. > > > So there's a difference between a browser sending personal information > back to it's HQ and an OS doing the same thing?
No. Personal information is *not* needed to be sent anywhere for any reason. Information about a particular crash, yes, but not a bunch of information "just in case". > >> You are right, it's off. > > > Thought so ;-) > :-) -- jukola
