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Thread ID: 81135 2007-07-17 22:53:00 MS patent: use your data to sell you stuff vinref (6194) PC World Chat
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569857 2007-07-17 22:53:00 From InformationWeek: (www.informationweek.com)


The first patent application, filed on July 5, details advertising software that uses applications and data on a computer, rather than the Web, to provide context for and trigger advertising.

Sounds like Windows will trawl through your data to serve you up customised ads. I know a few people who will only see pr0n ads if this happens.
vinref (6194)
569858 2007-07-18 13:28:00 sounds like yet another MS scheme to scare away customers...

unless they use the patent to prevent such things happening.... yeah right!
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