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Chinese Student Sues Microsoft for Privacy Violation


A Beijing college student claims that Microsoft's antipiracy program violates his privacy, according to a Chinese government-controlled news site.

A Beijing college student has sued Microsoft Corp., claiming that its antipiracy program violated his privacy, a Chinese government-controlled news site reported last week.

According to China.org.cn, a news portal run by China's State Council Information Office, Lu Feng has sued Microsoft and its Chinese subsidiary, Microsoft (China) Co., in a People's Court.

Lu's lawsuit said Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) antipiracy software posed a threat to his privacy and the security of his PC, which runs Windows XP. He also claimed that he was not properly informed before XP installed WGA Notifications, a separate program that flags counterfeit copies and nags users running pirated versions.

" The suit asks the court to order Microsoft to delete the information it harvested from Lu's PC, provide an uninstaller for Notifications, publicly apologize, and pay Lu US$179 as compensation. "

A Microsoft spokesperson in China was quoted by China.org.cn as saying that the company would have no comment on the case.


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