You're Right, Your Computer Does Have a Mind of its Own

"Over the last few weeks, without user approval, Windows Update has updated nine small executable files in both Windows XP and Windows Vista"

Sure, I guess you could say this might be fine seeing as the updates are coming from a trusted site, and while it may be a little sketchy to update your computer without your consent it was for a good reason, right? Maybe so, but imagine if Microsoft's Windows Update feature was compromised by an a person of ill-intent.

The updates in question turned out to be critical updates for Windows Update to function properly, but this still left customers confused as to not having prior knowledge or ability to consent with their releases.

For an operating system that throws in a couple of mundane text bubbles and alerts for even the slightest event, this sure is un-Microsoft-like.

via InformationWeek