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To: gnuman who wrote (47255)1/25/1999 2:55:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis  Respond to of 1570344
 
This still doesn't solve the problem. It's just a little smaller shoe in the door. Activating the ID can still be required by software vendors. Laws can be passed that will require you turn it on before making cyber transactions, etc...

Jim



To: gnuman who wrote (47255)1/25/1999 2:58:00 PM
From: Scumbria  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1570344
 
Gene,

The change doesn't affect Microsoft's ability to force you to turn it on. Either that or run Linux....

Scumbria