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On Sat, 2011-10-15 at 20:32 +0100, Tony Sumner wrote: > I had one of these calls. She said her name was 'Nancy' and told > me I had a Trojan. I said 'I don't use Windows' and told > her that proved she was a b. liar. She got quite upset and said > no I was the liar for saying I don't run Windows and hey I realised > that I have a laptop that does have windows on it and it seems > likely that she did have access to MS information. She also knew > my address. A web site I looked at said that they tend to target > older people (like me) so they may have a source of information > that includes age and address. > > Tony > That's a scary thought. Although any operating system that is connected to the internet can store information about your browsing habits, including information that you don't have to submit, that you have submitted elsewhere, via cookies. Joe -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq