more on Sony's Escalating "Spyware" Fiasco

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Kevin Marks <kevinmarks () mac com>
Date: December 6, 2005 4:13:17 AM EST
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Sony's Escalating "Spyware" Fiasco

 Dan Steinberg wrote:

> Blaming Microsoft for software that requires you to click OK seems  
> as silly as blaming GM if someone pumps bad gasoline into your car,  
> no?
> People bought the CD and ckicked OK because they trusted Sony, not  
> because they trusted Microsoft to protect them against Sony,  
> surely?    Since when did anyone trust Microsoft?  Did anyone not  
> wearing a tinfoil hat at the time remotely suspect that we needed  
> protection against Sony?  Why should Microsoft be more prescient?

If you read the detailed reports, you will notice that the rootkit  
and drivers that do the damage are installed before you click OK,  
when the software auto-runs. The OK is to Sony's EULA.

What Microsoft need is to add an additional 'OK' button before the  
software is run at all.



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