Re:Removing spyware in applications (Score 1)

Quote: "The only way to make a smart consumer is to inform them of the bad things. This means getting the word out, telling others to be careful, and even offering training for groups.... Smart users are informed users are users who won't continue making the same mistakes...." This is better than the "just install Linux," but try as you may, I don't think you will educate people the way you intend. First off, in many companies, it's just too hard to get that educational word out. I mean, I personally work for a compnay with 250K employees. The failure rate to disseminate the info to that many employees is huge! Second, some people simply don't want to learn the "how computer programs work" propaganda we techies put out. Half the time, users can't even follow simple directions because they just don't like using computers! Third, if users spent the time to actually watch out for these programs at work, they would spend more time doing that than actually working. This is why many of us have jobs in the tech "sector." Even if we are able to teach this process of how to avoid such things, the way this content is able to bleed into our systems will change and we will be forced to start over in the training of employees.