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Lawsuit alleges Windows Genuine Advantage is 'spyware'
Microsoft Corp. has been hit with another lawsuit over the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) software that is used as an anti-piracy tool for ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19278.cfm - 9 September 2009

Sentences passed down on 'world's biggest' software pirates
11 pirates, considered the "world's biggest" software pirates, have been sentenced to jail time today by the Futian People's Court in Shenzhen, China. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16486.cfm - 2 January 2009

Chinese citizens angry over Microsoft anti-piracy tactics
According to a report from China.org.cn, Chinese citizens are upset over Microsoft's latest anti-piracy tactics. The software giant is bringing ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15723.cfm - 19 October 2008

Microsoft files string of suits against resellers over piracy concerns
This morning Microsoft announced it had filed 21 federal lawsuits against resellers it believes are selling pirated copies of Windows and Office software. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14426.cfm - 11 June 2008

Microsoft releases IE7 update removing Windows Genuine Advantage validation
In a somewhat surprising move, Microsoft has made their Internet Explorer 7 browser available to anyone running Windows XP or Windows Server ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11388.cfm - 6 October 2007

WGA bites legitimate customers
Microsoft has blamed a server error for a glitch in its Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program that incorrectly reported many legitimate installations ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10877.cfm - 27 August 2007

Microsoft exec talks about piracy 'benefits'
While Microsoft Corp. has an agressive anti-piracy campaign currently in effect worldwide, a senior executive has admitted that software piracy ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8973.cfm - 14 March 2007

WGA update phones home
The latest version of Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) software phones home regardless of whether or not a user installs it. Microsoft ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8918.cfm - 9 March 2007

Microsoft makes updates to WGA
Microsoft has updated the Windows Genuine Advantage program today in response to feedback from users. WGA is software that attempts to identify ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8723.cfm - 20 February 2007

Office piracy checks to become mandatory
Microsoft's Office software suite looks set to become subject to compulsory piracy checks. The software maker announced today that the Office ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8066.cfm - 26 October 2006

XP piracy rates drop thanks to campaign and WGA
Microsoft Corp.'s latest tactic against those pirating its software in the U.K. appears to be paying off, and has reduced the piracy rate sooner ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8041.cfm - 19 October 2006

Microsoft alters WGA after spyware claims
Microsoft has altered how the Windows Genuine Advantage software behaves after accusations that the program was "phoning home" very frequently ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7646.cfm - 10 June 2006

Microsoft steps up Windows Genuine Advantage trial
Microsoft has stepped up its Windows Genuine Advantage Desktop Notifications trial by including the United States, United Kingdom, Malaysia, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7496.cfm - 25 April 2006

Microsoft sued 8 eBay pirates
Microsoft said on Wednesday that it has filed lawsuits against 8 individuals it alleges to have sold pirated copies of Microsoft software on ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7387.cfm - 16 March 2006

Windows Genuine Advantage beaten again
Windows Genuine Advantage is Microsoft's latest tool in their fight against users who pirate their software. It requires users to check their ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/6683.cfm - 29 July 2005

Microsoft to step up piracy check on websites
Microsoft is to step up its fight against piracy by requiring users who visit their download sites to verify their installation of Windows with ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/6671.cfm - 26 July 2005

Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage cracked by Indian
An Indian Researcher, Debasis Mohanty has beaten what Microsoft called its "impenetrable" Windows Genuine Advantage. Windows Genuine Advantage ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/6563.cfm - 23 June 2005