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Re: aleajactaest post# 13

Wednesday, 10/08/2003 8:06:26 AM

Wednesday, October 08, 2003 8:06:26 AM

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From the article I am responding to...

"...Aside from concerns over the creation, dissemination, and maintenance of high quality intellectual products in cyberspace, a different but related argument for property concerns unwanted intrusions. There is a considerable efflorescence of "anti-property" on the Internet. Vandals try to get into other people's files so that they can destroy them; false message-senders conceal their identity and masquerade as others; criminals attempt to secure access to personal financial and health data of individuals..."

There are the less obvious intrusion cases: Why is it that consumers don't lift their fingers knowing full well that certain, apparently legitimate, entities can place code on the PC without having to prompt?. By doing so the property, in this case the PC, is unknowingly altered and, in the best case, slowed performance is the result. Of course I am referring to SPYWARE.

It has often crossed my mind - especially after some Nappa Merlot - to take-up this issue and take it to the courts...

Just musing...

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