Further decline in privacy for Windows online users: Java tracking user's metrics - windows only, not mac or linux

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: paul foldes <pfoldes () eidmgt com>
Date: November 28, 2008 6:22:47 AM EST
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Further decline in privacy for Windows online users: Java  
tracking user's metrics - windows only, not mac or linux

Dave, for IP if you wish

Latest version of Java automatically sens user's IP address to SUN.  
Opt-out available, but only if download different version from auto  
update version, then access to internet disabled, when alternate  
version is installed.

Just got update to latest Java, it came with following data collection  
policy disclosure:

http://java.com/en/data/index.jsp

<snip>


    WHO Sends Information to Sun?

Information under this program is collected and sent for Windows  
operating systems only. It may be sent for any customers running  
Windows who download and/or install Java Runtime Environment version  
1.5.0_u8 or later. If the customer does not have an Internet  
connection at the time of installation, installation data will not be  
returned to Sun.

<snip>

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Paul Foldes
Email: pfoldes () eidmgt com
Phone: (703) 370 0009
Cell:  (703) 585 5112





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