M$ Windows XP Professional Bugging Device?

[indigobusiness]

A hypothesis that Microsoft's Windows XP is a complex variation of a bugging device.

M$ Windows XP Professional Bugging Device?
By Mark McCarron

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Introduction

Context, context, context. I was sick hearing that phrase from Egyptologists in regards to my research on the Great Pyramid. They never could grasp that context is irrelevant to the scientific process or methodology, science examines facts, not interpretation. In saying that, they taught me a lot, it is funny how the entire aspect of a thing or situation can change, just by applying a different context to it.

In this article, I intend to do just that, with Microsoft's Windows Operating System.

If you have ever wondered, if;

1. Microsoft, was secretly spying on end-user machines?
2. Big Brother deployment scenarios were real?
3. M$ Windows was a type of bugging device?

Then this, is for you my friend, the 'Top-47 Windows bugging functions', and then some. There is also an appendix on forensic methodology and Magnetic Force Microscopy (MFM).

All sing...'There may be trouble ahead...' :)

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If You Could See, What I Can See, Reinstalling Windows...

In general, to people in the western hemisphere; bugging devices, parabolic microphones, signal tracing, satellite tracking and secret government agencies, performing highly illegal activities, on a covert basis, are the source of inspiration for novels, movies and theater, rather than any real event.

These devices and activities have been part-and-parcel of my life (and almost anyone else in Northern Ireland), from the moment of birth and conspiracy theories are simply facts of daily life that, could put, any of my friends, or myself, into an early grave. Therefore, it is only natural for me to see things in a military context and this provides a very interesting picture of odd behavior, at Redmond and various other big names, throughout the US.

Microsoft is of the 'opinion' that its software is an operating system with a wide range of 'features'. As I am about to demonstrate, that is simply a matter of 'how you see things' and the context in which they are highlighted in. This is a very subjective experience and different people tend to see different things, simply because their own personal context is automatically applied, a 'bias', if you will.

The point to hold, in the front of your mind, throughout reading this article, is the fact that the 'features' and their descriptions, presented here, are accurate representations of Window functions, in their own right, however, any suggestion as to motivation would be speculation.

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http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/10/298702.html

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. I have known for a long time...

That Windows, and especially XP was nothing but a program written by a marketing company to gather marketing data that they could sell. The fact that it is also an OS is ancillary to their real goals.

Consider this: I know someone who worked in the marketing department of one of the biggest computer manufacturers in the world. He worked very closely with Redmond. He told me that there is a little-known M$ marketing program called "Special Marketing Partners". These people pay big bucks to get the documentation of the special APIs that allow spyware to function. These APIs are VERY numerous and cascading. When these security abrogations get discovered, these SMPs get told where to fall back to, in the list of APIs, so they can continue gathering data and creating their malign functionalities.

[indigobusiness]

2. I'm going back to a typewriter, walky-talkies, and World Books---

...I think I'll get another parrot for conversation...if I can find one like your avatar. What type is that? Beautiful bird.

Do you use Linux?

I'm so cyberstupid I don't know which way to jump.

[idiosyncratic]

3. Use Windoze 98SE or Win2K and don't use Internet Explorer

There are alternative browsers, like Opera. It protects you against "phishing."

I don't use any of M$'s programs, except the OS. I could never quite make that jump to Linux. I will if I'm somehow forced to upgrade past Win2K.

[indigobusiness]

4. What about

win 95?

I'm getting an Applebook next. But I'll ride this dinosaur into oblivion, if I'm able.

What about the bird?

[mhr]

8. Linux Continues To Improve - There Are Several Great Distributions

In general, Linux does a great job of detecting your hardware - better than windows.

The areas that still need improvement are seamless multimedia and M$ file compatibility - however, both are improving steadily.

I listen to all the online progressive radio shows via Linux. I watch CSPAN via Linux. I record music via Linux. Lots of functionality.

Thanks to the user and developer base Linux will continue to grow and mature. It will also be free of the worst commercialization practices fostered by M$.
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Presently using Ubuntu Linux - www.ubuntulinux.org

[indigobusiness]

11. Thanks for the info and the link

I ordered the cd. I hope I can successfully install it on a new, blank hard drive. I want to start from scratch. It is possible to piggyback onto an existing windows system, though, isn't it?

It says it is not GUI? I guess it walks you through the install process? I'm not entirely cyberstupid, but nearly.

[mhr]

12. I Dual Boot My System All Day Long

I have some business functions that demand I use M$ outlook for email services.

Once done with M$ I go back to Linux.

The install process for almost all Linux distributions is done in text mode. The process is nearly automatic. You will have to verify things like Internet connection type, physical location, and maybe your mouse type.

Otherwise, unless you have some pretty unique hardware, no manual configuration will be required.

One of the big differences between M$ and Linux is that the command line is still used even in the graphics mode. So you will see many tasks done in a terminal window issuing commands. This is not a problem it just takes some getting used to since it is different than the the "point and shoot" approach always used by M$.

The thing to remember about Linux is that it is virtually an open book. Using Open Source software means that bugs get fixed faster and that malicious code is harder to insert into a program because so many eyes are looking at the details.

When you consider that much of what Linux represents today has been done by volunteers, it is a testament to what Humans can achieve with a little cooperation.

Here are some helpful links once you are up and running Ubuntu.

http://ubuntuguide.org/index.html

http://www.ubuntuforums.org

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki

Enjoy learning and using Linux!

[indigobusiness]

14. Thank you so much!

I've been wanting to do this for a long time. I just needed a nudge.

Wish me luck.

[Liberty Belle]

18. I had Windows 98 and Netscape, but my system kept crashing.

I finally upgraded to XP, switched to Microsoft Explorer and now everything runs fine--except for the fact that now Microsoft apparently knows way more about me than I'd ever realized.

We need a law to prevent this sort of snooping without permission, especially for marketing purposes.

[LibertyorDeath]

5. Can't thank you enough for this eye opening article

Linux here I come!!

If you want to stop some of these processes that send info to Microsoft
Go here

This site is excellent http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

and of course Steve Gibson of Gibson research has all kinds of Great Free software to turn of some of the nastiest unnecessary Crap in Windows.

http://www.grc.com/default.htm

& here http://www.grc.com/freepopular.htm

Scroll down to the Three Musketeers UnPlug n' Pray DCOMbobulator &
Shoot The Messenger I use them all they work Flawlessly.

Gibson Rocks. IMO

:toast:

[indigobusiness]

7. Thank you...

We're all in this together.

[kineneb]

6. I always figured that,

which is why I moved to Linux several years ago. I like to be able to tell the computer what to do, not have it tell _me_ what to do. And I am Not a Techie... my (usless)degree is in music! Be suspicious whenever MS says "new and improved." It won't be.

[mhr]

10. Yes - Linux Is Not Hard To Use - Just Different

eom

[ixion]

9. excellent piece

I've been following this business for years, and it's always been an issue with M$.

Codingwise, I call it practicing the 'dark arts'. :evilgrin:

[Eloriel]

13. Wow. Absolutely stunning article

Absolutely confirms what I've sensed, tho -- well, SOME of what I've sensed. The article actually goes a lot further than what I'd sensed.

Has this been posted in the Computer Help Group forum? If not, please do.

[SheepyMcSheepster]

15. interesting, thanks. eom.

[LibertyorDeath]

16. Kick

:kick::kick::kick:

[StrongbadTehAwesome]

17. well...that settles that...Red Hat Linux, here I come! n/t

[wabeewoman]

19. I've always suspected

MS messenger as being infiltrated especially after the news article about Microsoft working on a project with the government. Big Brother is alive and well. BTW Mozilla is a good browser and its easy to increase the font size for old eyes...

[Sadie5]

20. 98SE and Netscape help

I almost never get a virus from this combination. I am afraid to upgrade because I have heard so much bad news about XP. The trouble is, I do my banking online and I can't get into the site unless I use Win Explorer. As for spybots, I clean them out everyday. I was reading a web story recently on an MS site about stocks etc. The next day my mailbox was filled with stock information. I read this with Netscape so they must have some powerful means to see what they see.