There’s a major chink in Microsoft’s Windows XP anti-piracy armor, although Windows users are not at risk of security attacks. A security researcher in India has discovered an uncomplicated and easy-to-exploit weakness in Microsoft Corp.’s WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage), an anti-piracy initiative…

Microsoft has quietly retired its Office Genuine Advantage anti-piracy program. A note on the Microsoft Support page says simply that the “program has been retired” and provides a link to a page that explains the benefits of using a “genuine” version of…