Silly old M$ have done it again and forgotten to pay a £35 ($50) bill to renew there Data Protection Record, Sadly for M$, the DPR folk say that it's not as easy as just paying up the 35UKP. This means that all personal data held by them in the UK is now illegal. Apparently, Microsoft (or good-hearted and overly knowledgeable Linux coder friends of theirs) will have to put in a completely new application. Which makes it a bit less fun. Still, you could always ask the Information Commissioner if they'd be up for prosecuting MS on your behalf for unlawfully using your info. Read an amusing article by on this here : www.ntk.net