Computer Security? (Score 1)

With all these legal cases brought for this sort of thing, maybe people should think more of security.

Trojans and Spyware shouldn't get onto computers. The fact that the do shouldn't be acceptable. Many people, in my opinion, don't take a serious enough view of computer security. Yes, things might get though, but then again, people may break into your house, or steal your car. Just because it is a computer shouldn't make it not important.

If people don't lock their house, open up all the doors and windows with valuables on display, it isn't surprising that you might come home and find yourself a little poorer, and someone might (unlikely, but it's just an example) have planted a dead body in your kitchen. Similarly, if someone opens up their computer on the Internet, things may well happen, and those things may well be incriminating for the owner. If people run a secure OS (Not windows), a secure browser (not IE), a good firewall, an up to date anti virus, and take as many security measures that are reasonable, then you don't get stuff like this. I fit does pop up, but your system should rapidly detect it and remove it.

My point: People should do more about computer security if they don't want bad things to happen.

Just my £0.02

Dave.

P.S. I also feel this is a terrible miscarriage of justice, even what he was charged with, but the above still stands.