I know Ralph and your a good sport but seriously, as you say some have raised concerns about the level of snooping that Microsoft say is needed. Personally I think the point is moot. If you own a computer (any computer thats connected to the internet that is), have a bank account, a telelphone and use credit cards then simply trying to hide from one source say like an operating system just seems a little like closing the gates after the horse has bolted.