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]]> By: Bill McGonigle http://blog.paradigmcc.com/2009/05/07/we-dont-have-anything-anyone-else-would-want/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Bill McGonigle Thu, 07 May 2009 19:13:57 +0000 http://blog.paradigmcc.com/?p=100#comment-10 Right on. Every Windows PC that's infested with malware is an involuntary proxy these days, and to think that every person who has such a PC is subject to a break-the-door-down police RAID is abhorrent. The numbers are too high, the standard of evidence is too low. At the most basic level, they've criminalized installing stock-version Windows. Wait. Right on. Every Windows PC that’s infested with malware is an involuntary proxy these days, and to think that every person who has such a PC is subject to a break-the-door-down police RAID is abhorrent.

The numbers are too high, the standard of evidence is too low. At the most basic level, they’ve criminalized installing stock-version Windows. Wait.

]]> By: scott http://blog.paradigmcc.com/2009/05/07/we-dont-have-anything-anyone-else-would-want/comment-page-1/#comment-9 scott Thu, 07 May 2009 15:29:16 +0000 http://blog.paradigmcc.com/?p=100#comment-9 It's interesting though, Peter, I've actually read articles by established authors on their opinion on this, and some of them actually prefer to leave their wifi unsecured so that they'll be able to claim that someone else was using their network if something like this happens. In other words, they feel that if they do lock it down, and someone gets on it anyway, then they'll never be believed and they're hosed. Personally I'm of the "encrypt your wifi" camp myself, but it's interesting to see that the same problem (people stealing your wifi) can immediately polarize people as to the intelligent mode of preparation. It’s interesting though, Peter, I’ve actually read articles by established authors on their opinion on this, and some of them actually prefer to leave their wifi unsecured so that they’ll be able to claim that someone else was using their network if something like this happens. In other words, they feel that if they do lock it down, and someone gets on it anyway, then they’ll never be believed and they’re hosed.

Personally I’m of the “encrypt your wifi” camp myself, but it’s interesting to see that the same problem (people stealing your wifi) can immediately polarize people as to the intelligent mode of preparation.

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