Comments on: Microsoft to add 'black box' to Windows

Redmond will add the equivalent of a flight data recorder to PCs. Such detailed information could rankle privacy advocates.

[j_swanson]

Black Box? Has a familiar sound!

Products such as Cryoserver and KVDrymax sell themselves as 'flight recorders' and 'black boxes' which take a forensic approach. Is MS going down this route too, or is this release simply marketing speak for better crash reporting?

Either way, increasing compliance legislation probably means MS is thinking ahead in this regard, and it'll only be a small step for them to offer businesses complete monitoring over corporate desktops. Which is A Good Thing when you think about it.