SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. acknowledged Wednesday that it needs to better inform users that its tool for determining whether a computer is running a pirated copy of Windows also quietly checks in daily with the software maker.

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Any wonder spyware is so extensive on PC's when the prevailing ethos among industry leaders is to sneak around inside your PC?