On Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:10:57 +0000 Ned Slider <n...@unixmail.co.uk> wrote:
> Personally I'd like to see some large corporates go after some > infected home users in the courts for wilful damage. I think they'd lose. Most home users could make a compelling case that they were unaware of the infection and lacked the technical know-how to prevent it or clean it up. > You wouldn't be allowed to take a vehicle unfit for purpose on the > public highway and cause damage to others without facing some form > of recompense. So why do we allow PCs unfit for purpose on the > public Internet and let the owners get away with the damage they > cause? They need to be held responsible. Would you approve of a Ralph Nader-like approach of suing Microsoft for knowingly producing defective and insecure software? Detroit was shamed, bullied and sued into improving the safety of its cars; do you think that could work with Microsoft? And who would you go after to improve the safety of open-source systems like Linux? I think ISPs imposing penalties for abusers is more realistic than any options through the courts. Regards, David.
