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So, it's still illegal
If I got to site a gator installs with out my permision then they are hacking my PC. It's not differnt if I go to a website that some of person not claiming to be a business that has malicous code that installs a trojan.

This one gets me mad. You go to site that popup a message asking for permision to install. You click on no and it installs anyways. Turns out the the whole pop-up is one big button. The yes and no buttons are fake and do nothing. Just clicking on the pop up install the spyware. How is this any differnt than tricking a person into giving out their bank account numbers or installing a virus? The kid writing the virus gets charged criminally but a corporation gets off scott free because they claim to be a business. So what's next. I have a business do I have the right to hack any computer coming to my website?
Posted by: voska   Posted on: 08/18/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Then you should understand your terms.  Martin Marvinski | 08/17/04
So, it's still illegal  voska | 08/18/04
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