| We should sue these criminals we should sue these companies for trespassing, theft of CPU cycles, disk space, etc. Anything that installs itself on your (remember it is YOUR computer) without your knowledge or consent should be a considered a criminal act, no less than a burglar entering your home.
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lesopp
join:2001-06-27
Land O Lakes, FL | reply to rkhands
My sentiments exactly. |
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 bentand IngaPremium
join:2004-10-04
Loveland, CO
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I was wondering when someone would draw this paralel... If someone came into my home and started painting a billboard on my livingroom wall they would find themselves with an excess of holes in their body. I don't think that this is all that much different.
Here are some ideas for a class action:
Theft of CPU cycles = Theft of Electricity = Theft of Public Utility
If my neighbor pluged an extention cord into my outside outlet, and used it to power his home, I'd be pissed, and I bet that the PUC would have something to say about it.
Undesired Operation under FCC law? Probably not, but worth checking into.
When all is said and done, I personaly don't have any problems with spyware, adware, or malware because I don't go "ooohhhh free screensaver click click click" and I know what every peice of software that is installed on my pc's does.
Unfortunatly, not all people are as savy. Laws are supposed to protect stupid and/or ignorant people from themselves, but most of us would agree that the less regulation of the net and computing environment the better. Microsoft has taken good steps in the right direction by having some educational stuff built into Win XP sp2 "Whats the Risk?" and I think that this trend is positive.
What it really boils down to is caveat emptor "buyer beware" if you don't know how to use your tools, you probably shouldn't...
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 keith2468Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-03
Winnipeg, MB | reply to rkhands
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we should sue these companies for trespassing, theft of CPU cycles, disk space, etc. Anything that installs itself on your (remember it is YOUR computer) without your knowledge or consent should be a considered a criminal act, no less than a burglar entering your home.
The thing is you'd have to resort to a civil suit.
And if you lost, you and/or your lawyer would be out big bucks.
What is needed is legislation that defines the crimes -- the crimes you describe -- so that ASW companies, the police, DAs, etc., can battle these malware companies.
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