In an interesting sense, you are technically correct because the owner is not being deprived of anything. The owner, Microsoft, still has the code and is thus deprived of nothing. This fits better under industrial espionage law. Unfortunately, case law precedent makes it possible to prosecute the actor under theft statutes.

I believe they conspire with physicians to not emphasize cures. There is no long term profit in a cure.

It just goes to show that corporations will go at huge lengths to not fix shitty products and using the legal system to protect their own marketing efforts. I believe the 1980s predictions of the corporations governing the world are coming true. It's sad.

Well then Nancy Pelosi is a chicken shit - pure and simple!

The idiocy of this entire thing is that the smarter of the criminals will adapt and overcome. The funny thing is that most of us are in very little danger of foreign terrorist attacks. The real danger is domestic and not terrorism either. The real danger is our political system causing an implosion.

Mod the parent up! This is so true. The same end is also reached by allowing your elected officials to think for you instead of making them your servants.

These efforts are a call to arms for private citizens to build their own networks far away from the prying eyes of government. The technology is now a commodity. Anyone who wants to do this, has the ability.

My old employer did it! Technically, it is a violation of HIPAA if employees do anything related to their benefits on the corporate network.

I have not only noticed this with Google but I've also seen something similar on legitimate file download sites like FileHippo, CNET, and others. They plaster the site with download links and you might not actually be downloading the original file(s) that you have intended but adware. It's actually hard to decipher the download link that you actually want to click. I have lost count of the number of computers I've had to clean up because of this. It's really dishonest.

Wasn't she the Queen Bitch that was complaining about CIA spying on her computers? Wow, talk about hypocritical. Guess when it happens to you, it isn't so trivial anymore.

Yes, it is wholesale spying! But, in this case, it's a good thing. Let the politicos sweat for a while.

Rather than spying on American citizens, the CIA is actually spying on our elected officials. This makes me smile even more. I would really like the CIA to release this data. This is, no sarcasm, a good use of the CIA. Our elected idiots need to be reigned in.

They can have all the speed in the world but it honestly doesn't amount to a scrap heap of shit. I'd be more interested in better, more reliable broadband for consumers and small business. Our broadband is still late 1990s, early 2000s technology while the rest of the world can boast gigabit to the home. I have a friend in England who has a full 100MB symmetric line for what I'm paying Verizon 50 down and 25 up and he even gets an, OMG wait for it, a static IP without bandwidth caps and port blocking. I'm sick of hearing telcos brag about their "high speed" is the best. The truth is, and no surprise here, they suck!

Well, there goes any citizen's chance at recrimination against the government. The NSA got it's wet dream, get out of jail free card and ordered by, none other than, the legal system itself! Maybe, this data should have been ordered to be removed from the control of the NSA and put into private hands for storage.

to the concept of the remote controlled plane or helicopter? Now, the marketers have got their dirty mitts on it and have to call in a drone! It's not a drone, it's simply a fucking remote controlled aircraft. I love hearing the kids ask for drones for a birthday present or whatever. This entire thing is not a NEW concept yet everyone is drooling and oooh aaaahing it like it's white shit hot. I hate to break it to you but this shit has been around for a very long time. In fact, many ham radio operators got their license so that they could fly model aircraft higher and at longer distances. I should know, I'm one of them.