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Thing
Tonight I purposefully installed a keylogger so I could find the files that were created and collect information on where it was sending the logs. During an observation session, I ran a search for recently modified files. I found it interesting that my computer opened a connection to sa.windows.com. In one of the packets, I found this link: http://sa.windows.com/privacy/ Har! I read that and laughed my ass off! Take a peak at the copyright, it's from 2002.

Running into the fog, I found numerous articles about this and how it must be safe because Microsoft does not collect any personal information. Har again! https://davnit.net/bnet/vL/phpbbs/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=5538

sa.windows.com = 127.0.0.1
March 13, 2004, 3:53 AM
Yoni
Hmm, both http://sa.windows.com/ and http://sa.windows.com/privacy/ give me a "Directory Listing Denied" error...

And btw, I don't set things to 127.0.0.1 to block them, I run a webserver on localhost :) (Not on port 80, but still...)
0.0.0.0 is a better void.
March 13, 2004, 12:08 PM
Newby
I could view it yesterday. :\
March 13, 2004, 4:02 PM
Hostile
lol, local DNSing?
March 13, 2004, 4:34 PM
Thing
Good thing I downloaded a copy of it for my archives.
https://davnit.net/bnet/vL/files/Microsoft%20Search%20Companion%20Privacy%20Statement.html
March 13, 2004, 6:01 PM

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