Apple becoming indiscrete again? [Upd.]

-Apple in last January had to face a bronca for creating the ministore in iTunes 6.0.2. The software actually sent a server the titles of the tunes you'd listen to in order to display an adapted ad.
This wasn't enough, as the site red-sweater.com has it.
It seems that since the 10.4.7 update, Dashboard also communicates with Apple servers.
This communication is supposedly made to check out that the installed widgets are the same than those registered on Apple's site.
In that case, Dashboard communciates to two URLs:
http://www.apple.com/widgets/widgetadvisory
http://www.apple.com/widgets/parser.info
For the time being, there's not much to blame Apple for, unless that we're not allowed to deactivate this feature.
On the other hand, clicking on the first link brings a clear reference to a "Serial Number", which might eventually lead to paying Widgets (made by Apple) or to more thorough check outs.
It would be better than in the future, we'd be told of such features prior that they're enabled.
Just considering the issues met by Microsoft with their Genuire Advantage makes you think.
[MàJ] Wired gives a hint as to how to deactivate the spy.
Open a Terminal and type the following:

sudo mv /etc/mach_init.d/dashboardadvisoryd.plist /etc/mach_init.d/dashboardadvisoryd.plist.disabled

then enter your admin password.
Then reboot, and unless.Apple or you reactivate it, it won't come back.