Sourabh
Laptoping
Microsoft to add 'black box' to Windows
SEATTLE--In a move that could rankle privacy advocates, Microsoft said Monday that it is adding the PC equivalent of a flight data recorder to the next version of Windows, in an effort to better understand and prevent computer crashes.
The tool will build on the existing Watson error-reporting tool in Windows but will provide Microsoft with much deeper information, including what programs were running at the time of the error and even the contents of documents that were being created. Businesses will also choose whether they want their own technology managers to receive such data when an employee's machine crashes.
Read More: Zdnet
SEATTLE--In a move that could rankle privacy advocates, Microsoft said Monday that it is adding the PC equivalent of a flight data recorder to the next version of Windows, in an effort to better understand and prevent computer crashes.
The tool will build on the existing Watson error-reporting tool in Windows but will provide Microsoft with much deeper information, including what programs were running at the time of the error and even the contents of documents that were being created. Businesses will also choose whether they want their own technology managers to receive such data when an employee's machine crashes.
Read More: Zdnet
Really this will kill privacy. It will even take the log of the content of the document!!! This is not right. Ok the log of programs running at the time is fine, but the documents. Atleast spare the documents. I say u even take the whole PC leave alone the content of the documents, but still what will guarantee that this will help in stopping the system crashes. I guess that day is still very far. Or will it come?
