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Join Date: Jun 2006
 
2006-07-05, 14:03

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,126315,00.asp

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Mac users are growing concerned about a new feature within Mac OS X 10.4.7 that contacts servers at Apple HQ on a regular basis.

The new Dashboard process is called dashboardadvisory. According to Apple's release notes for 10.4.7, the application contacts Apple's servers for just one purpose--to ensure a user's Dashboard widgets are up-to-date.

"You can now verify whether or not a Dashboard widget you downloaded is the same version as a widget featured on [www.apple.com] before installing it," Apple's release notes say, in effect preventing users accidentally downloading less secure widgets.
Personally I don't care but I know others do and was wondering what everybody's thinks about this?
Should they have an option to be able to turn this off or does this guy care too much?

Last edited by Brad : 2006-07-05 at 21:54. Reason: Quote added for detail. Do NOT start a thread and not explain what the purpose is.
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