Would you vote for or against an anti-spyware bill

Almighty Colin · 01-31-2005

Would you vote for or against an anti-spyware bill ?

Dman · 01-31-2005

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Lee · 01-31-2005

Would depend on the exact wording of the bill itself.

Most of these bureaucratic assholes have never touched a computer in their life so they dont know what the hell they are actually writing and getting these bills approved for.

If it was written by someone who knew a fair amount about the web and it was purely spyware in the bill then i would vote for it however, if the definitions of what 'spyware' is were to broad, id pobably vote against it.

grimm · 01-31-2005

against.. dont open any doors into your computer that you might want to close at some point, in otherwords.. too broad of a definition.. government can keep their grubby hands off of my computer.

RyanLanane · 01-31-2005

IF the government was purely making it illegal to run spyware programs, I would vote for it. However if the government wanted you to install anti spyware programs on your computer in order to help them 'fight their war' than i wouldn't vote for it as who knows what they are really putting on your computer.

Besides, to tell you the truth. All a company has to do is go outside of the U.S. and run the same program. I see this as a pointless bill and would truly do no good. Bottom line, these programs are the next-gen viruses and you have to have the appropriate tools to fight them just like you did viruses a few years ago.

There will be a new breed of the 3rd gen coming soon, and more "anti" tools to fight those. It will be a never ending process. And eventuall companies will just bundle packages for anti-virus, anti-spyware, and anti-whateverthefuckisnext all in one for the same price as an anti virus program or for a monthly subscription rate and fight off all computer security issues (including firewalls etc).... For say $9.95 per month.

It is a program I would spend $10.00 a month on for complete protection of everything from firewall to anti-spyware as long as it was a top of the line product and updated daily.

Guess who is going to corner this amrket guys? Microsoft just got into the Anti Spyware market and made their own firewall - don't you think they are gearing up for something here? Bill Gates isn't stupid, he was lucky.. But he isn't stupid.

My guess is this will be the next big thing you see out of Microsoft and them pushing more and more towards the security of home PC's.

Symantec, watch out... If Microsoft gets in the game it's a whole new ballpark. Now if someone gets say a 6 month jump start on them they could compete.

B.T.W. if you go with my idea folks, I expect a royalty kick back

Hell Puppy · 01-31-2005

I haven't actually read the fine print on this one. Looks too broad on a glance.

I would be in favor of a bill that basically protected my computer as property the same as any other personal property. In other words, no one has permission to do change it without expressly asking me first.

If I leave my car parked in your parking lot while shopping at your store, you cant go out and install something on it that flashes random ads on my windshield until I tear the engine out and re-install it.

Same should be true of my computer, you shouldn't be able to put your shit on it without asking just because I visited a website.

SykkBoy · 01-31-2005

it would depend on the wording

NickPapageorgio · 01-31-2005

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Originally posted by Hell Puppy@Jan 31 2005, 10:05 AM
If I leave my car parked in your parking lot while shopping at your store, you cant go out and install something on it that flashes random ads on my windshield until I tear the engine out and re-install it.

Same should be true of my computer, you shouldn't be able to put your shit on it without asking just because I visited a website.

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RyanLanane Going Back to My Roots Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,123	IF the government was purely making it illegal to run spyware programs, I would vote for it. However if the government wanted you to install anti spyware programs on your computer in order to help them 'fight their war' than i wouldn't vote for it as who knows what they are really putting on your computer. Besides, to tell you the truth. All a company has to do is go outside of the U.S. and run the same program. I see this as a pointless bill and would truly do no good. Bottom line, these programs are the next-gen viruses and you have to have the appropriate tools to fight them just like you did viruses a few years ago. There will be a new breed of the 3rd gen coming soon, and more "anti" tools to fight those. It will be a never ending process. And eventuall companies will just bundle packages for anti-virus, anti-spyware, and anti-whateverthefuckisnext all in one for the same price as an anti virus program or for a monthly subscription rate and fight off all computer security issues (including firewalls etc).... For say $9.95 per month. It is a program I would spend $10.00 a month on for complete protection of everything from firewall to anti-spyware as long as it was a top of the line product and updated daily. Guess who is going to corner this amrket guys? Microsoft just got into the Anti Spyware market and made their own firewall - don't you think they are gearing up for something here? Bill Gates isn't stupid, he was lucky.. But he isn't stupid. My guess is this will be the next big thing you see out of Microsoft and them pushing more and more towards the security of home PC's. Symantec, watch out... If Microsoft gets in the game it's a whole new ballpark. Now if someone gets say a 6 month jump start on them they could compete. B.T.W. if you go with my idea folks, I expect a royalty kick back __________________ ICQ # 253483920 E-mail : ryan1978@insightbb.com

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Lee Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 539	Would depend on the exact wording of the bill itself. Most of these bureaucratic assholes have never touched a computer in their life so they dont know what the hell they are actually writing and getting these bills approved for. If it was written by someone who knew a fair amount about the web and it was purely spyware in the bill then i would vote for it however, if the definitions of what 'spyware' is were to broad, id pobably vote against it.

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Hell Puppy Fat Fucking Nobody Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 6,523	I haven't actually read the fine print on this one. Looks too broad on a glance. I would be in favor of a bill that basically protected my computer as property the same as any other personal property. In other words, no one has permission to do change it without expressly asking me first. If I leave my car parked in your parking lot while shopping at your store, you cant go out and install something on it that flashes random ads on my windshield until I tear the engine out and re-install it. Same should be true of my computer, you shouldn't be able to put your shit on it without asking just because I visited a website.