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Post number 17369

anathema — Fri, 24 May 2002 09:23:01 -0800

This article in the always interesting Technology Review describes new technology that goes well beyond regular "spyware." BayTSP even automates their cease-and-desist letters. It all made me think of people like this.

By: schlaager

schlaager — Fri, 24 May 2002 11:24:25 -0800

Isn't it illegal to scan someone's hard drive like that without their consent? i mean, who gives these people the authority to look through my computer?

By: yerfatma

yerfatma — Fri, 24 May 2002 11:28:43 -0800

Great link. Being fairly clueless in this area, can anyone tell me if a firewall would make any difference? I have an old computer running Windows XP networked to my new computer-- I'm using Internet Connection Sharing, but I've noticed file sharing apps can't see between the two computers even though I've added media folders on the old computer through a mapped drive. Isn't it illegal to scan someone's hard drive like that without their consent? If they're joining the file-sharing service you're using and looking at your hard drive, you've already consented to that.