Anthony Townsend kirjoitti:
> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060613/130246.shtml > > $100 Laptops To Create Next Generation Of Malware Authors? > from the wishful-thinking dept > > The head of anti-virus research for Kaspersky Labs says that sending > cheap laptops to poor nations could help create a huge class of > malware authors as an unintended consequence. While it's true that > people don't often enough consider unintended consequences, these > comments seem to ignore the main idea behind providing people with > cheap laptops or other computing devices -- economic empowerment. > It's inevitable that some people will use the devices for nefarious > purposes, it's hard to see the economic benefits of such activities > -- when compared to the legitimate economic opportunities the > programs are intended to create -- being attractive enough to create > a large-scale problem. There have been online extortion scams and > other financially driven malware schemes, but the spread of computers > and net connectivity into poorer nations isn't creating a widespread > plague. Perhaps when you work in the anti-virus and security industry > you're conditioned to expect the worst of people, but to think that > giving poor people cheap computers will make them all into hackers is > a bit extreme. I might have a solution for you, so if you like high-tech gadgets and things, then check out (your link here). You can get a really great gift like mine, a Sony Laptop (VAIO K23) for just $40! Really. Just click the link for more info. http://www.ggffonline.com/?259309 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TELECOM-CITIES Current searchable archives (Feb. 1, 2006 to present) at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Old searchble archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
