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As a computer programmer, this just bears out what I have always known to be true. Privacy is impossible to completely protect on a computer. There will ALWAYS be some risk of your privacy being invaded when a computer is used to store private information. If you value your privacy above all else, DO NOT entrust it to a computer. If you value the privacy of your own home, you cannot leave any avenue open for invasion. Shut off and unplug your computer's power when you aren't using it. Incidentally, don't let HIPPA fool you. Just because our government made it illegal to improperly deseminate personal health information doesn't mean that it isn't going to happen. When you think about your privacy, think about that video of Tommy and Pamela Anderson-Lee. What happened to them, could happen to anybody.

Privacy is based on control of information. Control is an illusion. Therefore privacy is an illusion. When people realize this and accept that there is really is no such thing as privacy, only then will tolerance rule.
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Whats next?  dave95 | 08/23/04
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Good!  dave95 | 08/23/04
That's all very well and good...  Angelys | 08/26/04
Wrong on both counts.  Joel R | 08/26/04
Mac laptops  TWRX | 08/26/04
Huh? (Unjustified conclusions)  dsnyder_z | 08/26/04
OS X since '02 also  TWRX | 08/26/04
In that case, here is a link if found to reminisce  dave95 | 08/26/04
Next thing you know.....  SublimeDaze | 08/23/04
Coming to a theatre near you...  ibabadur1 | 08/23/04
Life imitating art?  MysticKnightOfTheSea | 08/28/04
Felony to record w/o consent  ibabadur1 | 08/23/04
not sure how that would go down  V Sanders | 08/24/04
Virus writers are never caught.  spencerlmp | 08/25/04
Virus writers are never caught.??  cottom | 08/26/04
You missed the point.  jrbeaman | 08/25/04
As If  Rock Man | 08/26/04
insert [sound]  MysticKnightOfTheSea | 08/28/04
What kind of MORON  James Dean_z | 08/23/04
Hidden deep meaning?  ibabadur1 | 08/23/04
This kind of moron...  Knorthern Knight | 08/23/04
College students do  voska | 08/23/04
Perhaps the kind of MORON who makes lots of money.  B.O.F.H. | 08/23/04
Perhaps your right.  DragonBRockin | 08/24/04
This is not a first something similar was reported last May  Squawkbox | 08/23/04
Probably just a variant...  Rick_K | 08/24/04
ZDNET, Please specify which FLAWED operating system it affects.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/23/04
How about for once ZDnet publishes which OS's ARE NOT  mlindl | 08/24/04
Most likely  Rick_K | 08/24/04
Let's hear it for the monopolists!  whisperycat | 08/24/04
If Its Useful  ParadigmOdyssey | 08/25/04
Use a Lens Cap  Michael M._z | 08/25/04
How to Deal With this Worm???  HansenJC01 | 08/25/04
good question  MysticKnightOfTheSea | 08/28/04
Distributed snooping... 'we are connected'  RDrr | 08/25/04
that worm could be pretty funny.....  captplanet | 08/26/04
this reminds me  doomraider | 08/26/04
New Age Peeping T Man (Tom)  kleotta | 08/26/04
Let 'em look  Rock Man | 08/26/04
Who is really looking?  sneedp_z | 08/26/04
"Only those with something to hide ..."  MysticKnightOfTheSea | 08/28/04
RTFM  cottom | 08/26/04
Switching is that easy...  Y2j-Hotaru | 08/26/04
Nosey hacker voyeur threat overblown  catgic | 08/26/04
This surprises you?  Just Some Guy_z | 08/28/04

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