Computer Legislation



I am pondering the idea of computer legislation in light of all the new
exploits and damaging affects of spyware, malware, viruses and damages to
computers and systems today. We have all read and written at one point
about P2P and copyright laws, but I am not thinking of that at this point.
What I want to focus on is what my rights are as a computer user. If a
persons computer was to infect mine with a virus, can I sue you for my pain
and suffering, repair cost, etc. Will there be an insurance company that
will insure my computer and its data in the event that something such as
that happened?



What about the user; should the user be required to have a computing permit,
similar to a drivers permit, or even a computers license to be a user of any
computer. If you're thinking that's a crazy thought it isn't. Many
"skilled" computer users use their systems day to day warding off attacks
from compromised systems of users whom are clueless to what they are even
doing on the computer. Most of which do not even realize that they have been
infected. Where are the computer "police" to protect my systems?



I am sure if someone was to drive a car and hit parked cars on the streets
and crash into other cars they would soon be apprehended and penalized for
this. Should the same be applied to computer usage?

"The intentional use of exploit code, in any form, to cause damage
to computer users, is a criminal offense. Accordingly, Microsoft
continues to assist law enforcement with its investigation of the
attacks in this case. Customers who believe they have been attacked
should contact their local FBI office or post their complaint on the
Internet Fraud Complaint Center Web site. Customers outside the U.S.
should contact the national law enforcement agency in their country."

Ref: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/p...FUpdatePR.mspx

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"Mr. Backup" wrote:

| Computer Legislation
|
| I am pondering the idea of computer legislation in light of all the new
| exploits and damaging affects of spyware, malware, viruses and damages to
| computers and systems today. We have all read and written at one point
| about P2P and copyright laws, but I am not thinking of that at this point.
| What I want to focus on is what my rights are as a computer user. If a
| persons computer was to infect mine with a virus, can I sue you for my pain
| and suffering, repair cost, etc. Will there be an insurance company that
| will insure my computer and its data in the event that something such as
| that happened?
|
| What about the user; should the user be required to have a computing permit,
| similar to a drivers permit, or even a computers license to be a user of any
| computer. If you're thinking that's a crazy thought it isn't. Many
| "skilled" computer users use their systems day to day warding off attacks
| from compromised systems of users whom are clueless to what they are even
| doing on the computer. Most of which do not even realize that they have been
| infected. Where are the computer "police" to protect my systems?
|
| I am sure if someone was to drive a car and hit parked cars on the streets
| and crash into other cars they would soon be apprehended and penalized for
| this. Should the same be applied to computer usage?