Which is why I don't have a GPS cell phone ;) On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 9:39 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote:
> I always assume whatever system summary you see when you run MSINFO32 is > roughly the same info they can collect (I know it’s not quite that much, but > you get the idea). Based on IP they can tell roughly where you are as well. > I view it no different than a cop seeing me driving by and knowing I’m in a > red Datsun wearing sunglasses and a jacket and am on such-and-such road. > > > > More disturbing to me would be having GPS based cell phone and people being > able to know **exactly** where I am and have been at any given point in > time. They might not do that, but they certainly could with I would think > very very little effort. What’s the resolution of a GPS cell phone? 10 > meters? Less? With cell towers they can get close, but not THAT close. > > *David Lum** **// *SYSTEMS ENGINEER > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > (Desk) 971.222.1025 *// *(Cell) 503.267.9764 > > > > > > > > > > *From:* Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Friday, December 11, 2009 6:57 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: OT Kinda: Interesting Message on Web Page > > > > I just have to wonder what kind of other information are they capable of > gathering? Just makes me a little paranoid ya know...... > > On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 8:54 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > > +1 on target audience > > +1 bazillion on “they go hacking up their registry without ever looking at > the ‘Applies To’ section of the article” > > +1 on fixit button – same audience. > > > > Sorry Sherry, you’re too far above the skill level of their expected > audience. :-P > > *David Lum** **// *SYSTEMS ENGINEER > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > (Desk) 971.222.1025 *// *(Cell) 503.267.9764 > > *From:* Joe Tinney [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 09, 2009 11:33 AM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* RE: OT Kinda: Interesting Message on Web Page > > > > I doubt that admins are the target audience for those messages. In fact, > this thread pretty much proves that. :-) > > > > I’m just guessing, but I bet the target for that is for those true users > looking for answers via a search engine and coming across a KB article for > Windows (enter ancient version here). So, then they go hacking up their > registry without ever looking at the ‘Applies To’ section of the article, > which is at the bottom of the page. > > > > This would be the same target audience for the ‘Fix It’ button. > > > > *From:* Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 09, 2009 2:07 PM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: OT Kinda: Interesting Message on Web Page > > > > Thanks Andy and Angus, I 'know' how it's happening, but you're both missing > my point. Why the heck does Microsoft need to know what OS I'm on when I'm > browsing their site & telling me I may be on the wrong page? I'm a network > admin, I try to keep browsing from an actual server to a minimum, if I'm > researching an issue then I'm going to be doing it from my workstation. > > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Angus Scott-Fleming <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On 9 Dec 2009 at 11:00, Sherry Abercrombie wrote: > > > > > So I'm clicking on a link for a Microsoft KB article sent to me by > > > Sunbelt support pertaining to Windows 2000 & 2003 Server OS from my pc. > > > The top of the screen has this rather interesting message on it: "This > > > article applies to a different version of Windows than the one you are > > > using. Content in this article may not be relevant to you. > > > Visit the Windows XP Solution Center" > > > > > > Kinda scary I think...... > > > > Not at all. If you change your browser's UserAgent you can fool the web > server into thinking you're anything, including an iPhone or the GoogleBot > (this last one is very useful for reading news sites which require accounts > -- they almost all let the GoogleBot in). > > > > If you're curious about what your browser is divulging, go here: > > > > Whats My User Agent? > > http://whatsmyuseragent.com/ > > > > Firefox has a nice add-on that makes changing your UA on the fly trivial. > > > > User Agent Switcher > > http://chrispederick.com/work/user-agent-switcher/ > > > > My default UA is > > Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.5) Gecko/20091102 > Firefox/3.5.5 > > But I can also "be" a Mac: > > Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X Mach-O; en-GB; rv:1.7.10) > Gecko/20050717 Firefox/1.0.7 > > or even a Palm Pre: > > Mozilla/5.0 (webOS/1.0; U; en-US) AppleWebKit/525.27.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) > Version/1.0 Safari/525.27.1 Pre/1.0 > > > > HTH! > > > > Angus > > > > > > -- > > Angus Scott-Fleming > > GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona > > 1-520-895-3270 > > ~! > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Sherry Abercrombie > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." > Arthur C. Clarke > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Sherry Abercrombie > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." > Arthur C. Clarke > > > > > > > > > > -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke Sent from Keller, TX, United States ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
