Re: Symantec taking cowards way out

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Damon85 Premium join:2004-12-25 Louisville, KY	reply to Jason Levine Re: Symantec taking cowards way out "Spyware" as a label could be considered defamatory in regards to the spyware makers. I think we should just call all of it "I-don't-want-it-ware" (not "you-don't-want-it-ware") because that's definitely a personal opinion and can't be construed as defamatory.
Damon85 Premium join:2004-12-25 Louisville, KY	to forum · permalink · · 2005-06-08 11:34:44 ·
kamm join:2001-02-14 Brooklyn, NY ·T-Mobile US	said by Damon85 : "Spyware" as a label could be considered defamatory in regards to the spyware makers. I think we should just call all of it "I-don't-want-it-ware" (not "you-don't-want-it-ware") because that's definitely a personal opinion and can't be construed as defamatory. Sure and we shouldn't call black for black but rather "not-so-white".
kamm join:2001-02-14 Brooklyn, NY ·T-Mobile US	to forum · permalink · · 2005-06-08 11:41:48 ·
Jason Levine Premium join:2001-07-13 USA	reply to Damon85 said by Damon85 : "Spyware" as a label could be considered defamatory in regards to the spyware makers. I think we should just call all of it "I-don't-want-it-ware" (not "you-don't-want-it-ware") because that's definitely a personal opinion and can't be construed as defamatory. I don't think so. The term "spyware" is just a label which is applied to software once the anti-spyware vendor thinks that the application has met certain criteria. For example, phoning home with potentially sensitive data without asking for the user's permission first. The vendor is free to call any application whatever it wants. If they wanted, they could call Microsoft Office spyware. However, anti-spyware vendors rely on their reputation. List too many false positives (or don't list enough real positives) and their reputation is damaged. This keeps anti-spyware companies from either 1) threatening to list an application unless the developer does something for the anti-spyware company or 2) taking compensation from the spyware company to remove a listing. When either #1 or #2 happens, pressure from users/the security community forces the vendor to either recant or lose market share. (See »Lavasoft Responds ). If you call "spyware" defamatory, then could the term "spam" be considered defamatory? Could spammers sue anti-spam companies for daring to label their messages as spam? (I know some have, but could they sue and actually have a leg to stand on?) Should anti-spam companies tag the unwanted e-mail as "you-don't-want-it-mail"? -- -Jason Levine http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/ http://www.PCQandA.com/ http://www.urateit.com/
Jason Levine Premium join:2001-07-13 USA	to forum · permalink · · 2005-06-08 12:26:28 ·


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