On second (or maybe fourth) thought, I think MS can be charged with a crime,
at least in my state (SD):

Note item (6)

http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/Di...atute=43-43B-1
43-43B-1. Unlawful uses of computer system. A person is guilty of unlawful
use of a computer system, software, or data if the person:

(1) Knowingly obtains the use of, accesses or exceeds
authorized access to, a computer system, or any part thereof, without the
consent of the owner;

(2) Knowingly obtains the use of, accesses, or exceeds
authorized access to, a computer system, or any part thereof, without the
consent of the owner, and the access or use includes access to confidential
data or material;

(3) Knowingly copies or obtains information from a
computer system, or compromises any security controls for the computer
system, or uses or discloses to another, or attempts to use or disclose to
another, the numbers, codes, passwords, or other means of access to a
computer system without the consent of the owner;

(4) Knowingly disrupts, denies, or inhibits access to
software or data without the consent of the owner;

(5) Knowingly disrupts, denies, or inhibits access to a
computer system, without consent of the owner;

(6) Knowingly modifies, changes, or alters software or
data, without the consent of the owner;

(7) Knowingly obtains use of, alters, accesses, or exceeds
authorized access to, destroys, disables, or inhibits access to a computer
system, as part of a deception for the purpose of obtaining money, property,
or services from the owner of a computer system, or any third party;

(8) Knowingly destroys or disables a computer system,
without consent of the owner; or

(9) Knowingly destroys or disables software or computer
data, without consent of the owner.

Source: SL 1982, ch 300, § 3; SL 1984, ch 282, § 1; SL 2002, ch 109, § 27.

And the penalty? Class 4 felony
http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/Di...atute=43-43B-3
43-43B-3. Penalties for unlawful use of computer systems. Violations of
the provisions of § 43-43B-1 are punishable as follows:

(1) For a violation of subdivision (1), a Class 1
misdemeanor;

(2) For a violation of subdivision (2) or (3), a Class 6
felony;

(3) For a violation of subdivision (4), a Class 5 felony;

(4) For a violation of subdivision (5) or (6), a Class 4
felony;

(5) For a violation of subdivision (8) or (9), a Class 3
felony;

(6) For a violation of subdivision (7), a Class 2 felony.

Source: SL 1982, ch 300, § 4; SL 1984, ch 282, § 3; SL 2002, ch 109, § 29.





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It specifies in section 7 that "You may switch off these features or not
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