you did see the comments in parens right? where I stated that the actions would have been entrapment if they had been officers????

just checking...

I'd prefer some kind of RICO act finding myself... especially with the illegal investigations by unlicensed investigators. Attempts at entrapment (if their actions had been done by police officers or federal agents), attempts at extortion that border on blackmail... "Pay us 5,000.00 or we'll take you to court for hundreds of thousands - oh and we'll keep your little dog as hostage until you pay up..." kind of things (the dog comment is an exaggeration, although it probably went through some of their minds)...

hmmm - after reading the order... it sounds like if they probably do NOT want to skip this in any way shape or form...

I only wish that there had been some way to make it an official judicial order, requiring them to send someone, something that could have major legal / monetary penalties applied if they don't comply, preferably with U.S. Marshall escort, in hand-cuffs if they refused or tried to weasel out - but that would be dreaming big...

citations? 3rd party verification (of it being one of the better) - my own personal experience places it one step above a slightly-used reversible condom as far as protection goes.

Snapshot / Rollback aka backup / restore

Something bad happen, child got hurt, roll-it-back.

Learned an important life-lesson, without damage, snapshot.

If only it were that easy to protect our children.

The sad part is, that they think they can sell *protection* with that...

ie - they try to sell you their live onecare service... If they know their operating system is that vulnerable, why not try to *fix* it - and not with some flaky "would you like fries with that? [ yes ] [ no ]" piece of shit system that *all* the end users who allowed crap to be installed in the first place will *always* answer yes to - that just makes things worse.

The poster (I wouldn't have modded you troll) has a point... Windows (any version) is still the most violated / open to violation operating system out there.

Application call-outs are restricted by default using Comodo... no applications are trusted by default. I have to authorize or deny each connection request. It's a pain, but yes, I do prevent that from happening.

Actually, in many cases, breaking the seal on the package (at least according to the writing on the outside of the package) is enough to be considered agreeing to the EULA, which you cannot read, UNTIL you've broken the seal.

Now, I get around that most of the time by not breaking their *SEAL*, I merely open the package in other ways - like through the center of the box, without touching the seal/sticker/etc.

It is still irksome that they feel they can enforce that kind of agreement on users, so turn-about is more than fair.

I have an SPLA posted on the front of my computer, very clearly labelled, and in big bold print.

It basically states that by allowing your software to be installed on this hardware, you (the software provider) agree to the following.

1) Your EULA is null and void.
2) Your software cannot make any changes unless I agree to them beforehand.
3) Your software cannot call home unless I authorize it, every time (this is enforced via firewall rules outside the box).
4) Your software cannot interfere with the operation of any other software on the hardware installed to. (prohibits viruses, malware, adware and automatic disabling software)
5) Any violation of the above terms can constitute a cyber attack against the hosting hardware, and treated as such, and dealt with using the strongest legal measures available at the time of attack.

Granted, my SPLA will hold up in court as well as their EULA, but it is posted, and yet their software installs - so they are as bound by my terms, as I am by their terms.

No, this is sales tax - ie - when you register the car that you've just bought, you pay the *SALES TAX*, plus the registration, then it's just registration renewal every year after that.

I wouldn't call you grotesque.. I might call you dub-ya - oh wait... nevermind...

I just clicked your link to write my own response and it appears to be a 5000 word limit now...

You make reference to "Sports Fans" in your signature? Turn in your geek badge. Everyone knows that true geeks hate sports.

Unless you're just a big athletic supporter...