Mac OS X "phones home" with 10.4.7 update

Question

Seems that the update has something extra!
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.dashboard.advisory
The Dashboard Advisory by Apple, the new feature ensures customer's widgets are up to date -- Apple said there is no transmission of personal information.
Gee, now I really feel safe.

Answer 1

If you're concerned about it, you can turn it off.
Open Terminal and type this (don't type the quotes (' ')):
sudo vi /etc/mach_init.d/dashboardadvisoryd.plist
When it asks for a password, type your admin password again. Now, type an 'i' to enter input mode, and add these two lines below the line that reads <dict>:
<key>Disabled</key>
<true/>
Press Escape to leave the edit mode and type ':wq' and press Enter to save the file and quit. Now the file is saved and mach_init.d won't run this process anymore. Now type this command (all as one entry, no Returns):
sudo vi
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.dashboard.advisory.fetch.plist
Go into input mode again by pressing 'i', and add these two lines after the line that reads <dict>:
<key>Disabled</key>
<true/>
Press Escape to leave the edit mode, type ':wq' and press Enter to save the file and quit. Restart your Mac and this process won't even start anymore.
Hope this helps,
Mulder
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