In addition to Tor, I didn't see in the article, did she use Ghostery or any other browser privacy plug-ins?
I thought it just checked for updates. Does it really phone home?
Damn, is it really impossible to be anonymous in today's world without appearing to be a criminal?
But I'm pretty sure it's hard to conduct business on the Internet (with any of the major public companies, such as Amazon) and be anonymous in today's world.