On 2007-01-12, 7 <website_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Use Internet Explorer, go to jail?
>>
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>> | Julie Amero, a seventh grade teacher in Connecticut is facing a
>> | prison sentence of up to 40 years after being convicted of "risk
>> | of injury to a minor, or impairing the morals of a child" after
>> | her class saw pornographic images on her computer. Her defense
>> | was that the computer was out of control. An expert witness
>> | testified that there was a malware infection.
>> `----
>>
>> http://technocrat.net/d/2007/1/11/13177
>>
>> It's funny how malware and Windows have become excuses in many court
>> cases. System crashes, data loss, you name it...
>
>
> Shouldn't micoshaft (the suppliers of unsecured software) and the
> malware company get prosecuted for the same offence?
Yes, won't happen though. Microsoft is NEVER held responsible. Worst
case, they'd lose and pay fines with vouchers.
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