Sometime on Sat, Oct 07, 2006 at 12:44:37AM +0530, Rony said:
While I agree with the fact that windows *attracts* viruses and spyware like flies getting attracted to decaying fruit. But I disagree with statements that the Windows OS itself is a spyware. Windows by default has automatic updates security enabled, just as Debian has when it looks for security updates on the repos while installation. There are other linux distros too that check the net for updates, on post installation.
Debian *downloads* security updates from its mirrors. There are very few packages in debian that *upload* your system's state, and that too by keeping user informed about it. Like say, debian popcon.
But user has no chance of knowing what details Windows WGA is *uploading*. Forget about informing him.
Anurag