Why Does Microsoft Have to Know?

I was browsing one day and stumbled on a site that checks the security of your computer. Mine failed. I knew I had the MS firewall, the router firewall, MS Essentials, Malwarebytes, SpyBot Search and destroy, plus I use CC registry cleaner. I use all this stuff so my computer should be clean right?

The site that checks the security of computers (anyone's anywhere) uses a simple test. Can the test computer get into my computer and get a response? The guy that has this website is really angry with MS and web security in general.

It seems the MS writes their security to keep others out, except those approved by MS, and MS can do anything it wants with your computer and the web. So I downloaded a recommended free firewall.

What have I learned?
1. For privacy I need all the help I can get.
2. For security can't depend only on anti-virus/malware programs
3. Can't depend on MS doing anything in my best interest.

I have found that from installing the new firewall that Windows XP and Windows 7 have networked my computer with the other two in my house. I have not set up networking at all. As soon as I turn my computer on Windows Messenger tries to connect to the internet. Many of MS routines/programs use plug-ins that constantly want to communicate with MS home office.

And it isn't just MS. My new Epson printer wants to. Adobe wants to. MS Media player wants to. I know part of it is for updates, but they never tell you that it is checking for updates. In fact my computer will show a window "Your update is ready for downloading - -for more details click here" - - lots of detail except 1 What program is the update for?

All this stuff can be for my ease of operation. It can all be for user friendly. But why every few minutes once the initial check? My only conclusion is someone wants to keep tabs of where I am and what I'm doing.

I remember when the operating system would fit inside a 16 KB machine. The first IBM PC operating system was less that 1 MB. Then the windows graphical interface which increased the size to around 3 MB. Now an operating system is upwards of 700 MB.

I would be willing to sacrifice some user friendly for user privacy.

Source: http://www.raptureforums.com/forum/electronics-computers-webpage-questions/68484-why-does-microsoft-have-know.html

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