>
> According to an article on PC World: "The software vendor is giving law
> enforcers
> access to a special tool that keeps tabs on botnets, using data
> compiled from the 450
> million computer users who have installed the Malicious Software
> Removal tool that
> ships with Windows."
>
> Not a big deal until you keep reading: "Although Microsoft is reluctant
> to give out details
> nting_tool_helps_bust_hackers.html
>
> /QUOTED
> The software vendor is giving law enforcers access to a special tool
> that keeps tabs on botnets, using data compiled from the 450 million
> computer users who have installed the Malicious Software Removal tool
> that ships with Windows.
> / END QUOTE
>
> Please find me anything in the EULA for WMSR tool that specifies they
> will do as they see fit with data from my machine?
==Description==
"Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning, or WebDAV, is a set
of extensions to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol that allows computer
users to edit and manage files collaboratively on remote World Wide
Web servers." [1]
Mac OS X supports WebDAV shares natively as a filesystem, implemented
as a kernel extension. Local users can mount WebDAV shares using the
"mount_webdav" utility included in most default installations.
/ COPIED FROM ARTICLE
The software vendor is giving law enforcers access to a special tool that
keeps tabs on botnets, using data compiled from the 450 million computer
users who have installed the Malicious Software Removal tool that ships
with Windows.
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Note the words "using data compiled from the 450 million computer users
I. Background
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Quote: "Founded in 1991, with corporate offices in Europe, the US
and the UK, AVG is focused on providing home and business computer
users with the most comprehensive and proactive protection against
computer security threats.
With more than 80 million active users around the world, the AVG
family of security software products is distributed globally through
resellers and through the Web and supports all major operating
the form of an installed program (e.g., Back Orifice), or could be a modification to an
existing program or hardware device.
According to an article on PC World: "The software vendor is giving law enforcers
access to a special tool that keeps tabs on botnets, using data compiled from the 450
million computer users who have installed the Malicious Software Removal tool that
ships with Windows."
Not a big deal until you keep reading: "Although Microsoft is reluctant to give out details
on its botnet buster - the company said that even revealing its name could give cyber
criminals a clue on how to thwart it"
Amongst many other things, this letter said:
"Signatory states passing legislation to implement the treaty may
endanger the security of their computer systems, because computer
users in those countries will not be able to adequately protect
their computer systems... legislation that criminalizes security
software development, distribution, and use is counter to that goal,
as it would adversely impact security practitioners, researchers,
and educators."
