Yeah, that's why I don't run Windows.  Just last week some poor graduate 
student at LSU had his machine snatched by the FBI.  He walked in and his 
computer was simply gone.  It had been hacked and used.  The FBI was not 
pressing charges against him and made it plain that he was not a suspect, but 
I can't imagine how he's going to finish the semester.  Unless he has all of 
his work in another location, he's screwed hard.  If this happened at the 
average big dumb company, you'd be fired.  

I figure there are a lot more of those unsavory types ready to abuse my 
computers on the big bad internet than there are lurking on my block but all 
of it is a concern.  I've heard of one case of a spammer that was dumb enough 
to use a public access point.  Both of the people I know who have wifi at 
their homes have had cross talk with neighbors.  One of those neighbors was 
nice enough to share their hard drive out under their own name.  

Anyone care to guess odds of getting into trouble?  Music sharing and wifi are 
common but RIAA suits are not.  Windows worms that support bot networks are 
very common but FBI raids are not.  How many computers do federal and local 
police confiscate every year?   

On Sunday 19 September 2004 11:54 pm, Shannon Roddy wrote:
>
> Music should be the least of anyones worries.  Lets say your neighbor
> is into hacking? or solicits not so legitimate meetings with minors?
> or name your evil?  You get all of your computers confiscated, gone
> through, put in a warehouse for 1-2 years while you try to clear
> yourself.  If you are lucky enough not to get convicted on any of the
> charges, you are out legal fees, probably have your name in the paper,
> lose your job, spend a night or two in jail, etc.

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