Microsoft has been named in a second lawsuit over its antipiracy Windows Genuine Advantage program, which plaintiffs allege acts as “spyware” on their systems.
Engineered Process Controls, Univex and several other parties filed a class action lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, alleging Microsoft installed “spyware” on their computers as a “critical security update.” The suit comes days after another complaint containing similar allegations was filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.
In this most recent lawsuit, the parties allege Microsoft violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Consumer Protection Act, the Computer Spyware Act, and also engaged in intentional misrepresentation of the software program.
Microsoft, however, contends the two lawsuits do not present a fair picture of WGA.
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