On 8 Feb 01 at 12:19, arachne-digest wrote:
>>>In this morning's newspaper there was a story that Juno is requiring
>>>subscribers to leave their computers on 24-hours a day so that Juno can use
>>>the computer when the subscriber isn't. It was described as operating
>>>something similar to a screen saver.
>>
>>That looks like a major security breach, letting Juno do whatever they please on
>>your computer. I wouldn't trust them so much. Even if they do nothing
>>malicious, suppose there's a bug in their software?
I read about that on the FreeNet mail list and requested a copy of
the TOS. I have NOT logged on to Juno (for web access) since I read
it and almost certainly will not continue using Juno with their web
software. They are still useable via the email only software so I
don't think there is much to worry about there. It was and is
disturbing to consider what they expect from their users. The best
way to stop that sort of thing is just to say NO.
Regards,
Dale Mentzer
Chaos, panic and disorder...my work here is done.
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