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For sure it's not perfect. E.g., it says I have an Acrobat plug-in - I don't. It also incorrectly identifies some information in my machine but that's because I set it up that way.

Regardless, I think it's interesting to see another example of the intensity of the drive to gather data about you as well as the level of technical skill it takes to be even partially protected. The average user gets a computer from [fill in vendor name], plugs it in and goes to the 'net, all blissfully ignorant of what is going on. "But I have an anti-virus program!!"
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