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Jerry McBride <mcbrides9@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Erik Funkenbusch wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:05:59 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> Spyware infection prompts McDonalds MP3 recall
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| Users who connected the McDonalds-branded MP3 player to their
>>>| Windows PC were exposed to spyware code programmed to transmit
>>>| their web passwords and other sensitive information to hackers.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/16/mcd_spyware_mp3_recall/
>>>
>>> Yet another reason to abandon Windows and upgrade to Linux...
>>
>> Why are you posting the same stories many times?
>
> Hey Roy... I missed the original post.. would you do me a favor and put it
> up again?
>
This was the Register story, though, although I'm sure it was covered by
many other sites - it's such a disaster from both a Customer and a
McDonalds viewpoint, it's really not surprising that it should get such
wide coverage.
Of course, those people using the MP3 player with a linux PC would have
been absolutely fine. Much improved security is easy to get, you just
need to look in the right places. Install Linux!
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