Comments on: Legislation Introduced to Prevent Accidental File-Sharing http://www.zeropaid.com/news/85846/legislation-introduced-to-prevent-accidental-file-sharing/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:36:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: firstnoel http://www.zeropaid.com/news/85846/legislation-introduced-to-prevent-accidental-file-sharing/#comment-187158 firstnoel Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:47:26 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=85846#comment-187158 I bet these politicians have never used Vista - with its neverending requests for permission to do what you've asked it to do. I bet these politicians have never used Vista – with its neverending requests for permission to do what you’ve asked it to do.

]]> By: soulxtc http://www.zeropaid.com/news/85846/legislation-introduced-to-prevent-accidental-file-sharing/#comment-187003 soulxtc Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:40:02 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=85846#comment-187003 I agree that it wont protect everybody, but it will help those use US-based programs like Limewire, probably the #1 N00b P2P program around.... I agree that it wont protect everybody, but it will help those use US-based programs like Limewire, probably the #1 N00b P2P program around….

]]> By: Gamer8585 http://www.zeropaid.com/news/85846/legislation-introduced-to-prevent-accidental-file-sharing/#comment-186999 Gamer8585 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:55:35 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=85846#comment-186999 As well intended as this legislation is, it is ultimately futile. If a P2P program is developed in a different country this law will have zero effect. As for those that develop their programs in the US, they're probably small operations that don't have legal teams and I'm not sure if they would even care enough about the law to keep up with new legislation such as this. Also, how would one go about enforcing this type of law? Police can't be there watching the coding. If someone dose expose their data due to automatic sharing how much do you really think they could get from the app builder? Not much. Anyway good thought for a law, but ultimately impractical in terms of enforcement. I say it would be better to spend money to educate people on not sharing their whole harddrive when they install P2P programs. Its not hard, and most P2P programs even ask what you want to share during their first-run configuration. IMO if there is any data breach because someone put a P2P program on their PC and they shared their whole harddrive then they should be the only one liable for the breach. As well intended as this legislation is, it is ultimately futile. If a P2P program is developed in a different country this law will have zero effect. As for those that develop their programs in the US, they’re probably small operations that don’t have legal teams and I’m not sure if they would even care enough about the law to keep up with new legislation such as this.

Also, how would one go about enforcing this type of law? Police can’t be there watching the coding. If someone dose expose their data due to automatic sharing how much do you really think they could get from the app builder? Not much.

Anyway good thought for a law, but ultimately impractical in terms of enforcement. I say it would be better to spend money to educate people on not sharing their whole harddrive when they install P2P programs. Its not hard, and most P2P programs even ask what you want to share during their first-run configuration.

IMO if there is any data breach because someone put a P2P program on their PC and they shared their whole harddrive then they should be the only one liable for the breach.

]]> By: mountain_rage http://www.zeropaid.com/news/85846/legislation-introduced-to-prevent-accidental-file-sharing/#comment-186995 mountain_rage Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:19:07 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=85846#comment-186995 Having helped many relatives with their computer woes, I can attest to the ignorance of many computer users. For that reason I understand the reasoning for this bill. Sadly I don't see it changing much, it will simply cause people who are I'll informed to think file sharing automatically opens up your computer to everyone. A better solution would of been the prevention of an automatic shared folders. Users should be forced to select the folders they want to share, the software should never automate the process, or add certain folder by default. If vendors would of never created the auto shared folder settings in the first place this would of never become a problem. Having helped many relatives with their computer woes, I can attest to the ignorance of many computer users. For that reason I understand the reasoning for this bill. Sadly I don’t see it changing much, it will simply cause people who are I’ll informed to think file sharing automatically opens up your computer to everyone. A better solution would of been the prevention of an automatic shared folders. Users should be forced to select the folders they want to share, the software should never automate the process, or add certain folder by default. If vendors would of never created the auto shared folder settings in the first place this would of never become a problem.

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