I'll second flexy on this one... My life as an IT guy could be sooo much simpler if it wasn't for the massive rise in SPAM over the last few years... and I mean more than just the spam email which is the bain of everyones life i suspect, but spyware, hidden backdoors on websites etc etc etc... All this junk is so closely related to security and the invasion of your privacy that we absolutely HAVE to act now in order for this not to completely take over our lives... Those damn marketing people have a lot to answer for, soon the net will become no more than an extended US TV advert break (and we all know how many and how long they can be!!)
I personally have already instructed my colleagues and friends on where to get Kazaa lite if they must use P2P technology (which incidentally we have banned the use of within our company). I had to stop running SETI on my work boxes a few months back as the usage time was not condusive with the working times of our developement team, this type of stuff could severly impact working practises and efficiency if it becomes "popular". BDE claim they are going to ask permission of people first... how many companies to follow will hide the permission away in the Termz of Service (yes I still think Sharman are l33t hehe ), so they dont need to ask your permission any longer, it'll just happen... ??
Its downright sneaky and downright unethical to utilise someone elses property in this way... Its like me going round to Ass1's house and asking to use his computer, him saying yes and then me walking out the door with it, and not bringing it back.. well he did say I could use it...
(would this be a bad thing ?? I dunno hehehehehe your thoughts can be posted in a seperate poll lol.. I'm only joking Ass1 )
At least in that case, the Termz (I'm almost as l33t as Sharman) can be negotiated, with software, the only negotiation is "say yes or your cattle trucked". There is no negotiation its cut and dry.......
(would this be a bad thing ?? I dunno hehehehehe your thoughts can be posted in a seperate poll lol.. I'm only joking Ass1 )
Anyhow thats my rant over.. .go tell everyone, go complain to anyone you can.. This kinda stuff has to be put to bed before it gets out of hand..
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