, 2002-01-07
Federal anti-hacking law permits cybercrime victims to sue their attackers. So why is that software companies, webmasters and computer makers are the ones being hauled into court?
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Can we sue for those pain in the butt Pop UP ads?
2002-01-07
and can we sue Microsoft for the instant porn that we get on hotmail? (5 replies)
and can we sue Microsoft for the instant porn that we get on hotmail? (5 replies)
Can we sue for those pain in the butt Pop UP ads?
2002-01-08
SteveB (1 replies)
SteveB (1 replies)
Can we sue for those pain in the butt Pop UP ads?
2002-01-10
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)
Every Man a Cyber Crook
2002-01-08
Iets-sue (2 replies)
Iets-sue (2 replies)
>for a hotmail account, and with an e-mail address that we
>have never once used or told anyone about, that we start
>getting unwanted PORN within a short time later? MS has
>about $36-$40 billion in cash (next closest on list is GE
>with only 8 billion) and Microsoft lets this unwanted PORN
>spam happen (OR do they get paid by the Porn people to let
>it happen)!!! Every parent I know is keeping their kids
>away from hotmail and MSN accounts because of this one
>issue. It is criminal to let it happen, Microsoft should
>pay out big for that!
I agree that Microsoft should be required to provide a way to disable javascript/vbscript popup windows.
As for the spam... Sue Microsoft for providing a FREE service but not running that service the way YOU want it? Probably not going to work.
Besides, ever actually read the TERMS OF USE that hotmail requires you to agree with?
Here are a few chunks:
>you must complete the registration process by providing us
>with current, complete and accurate information as
>prompted by the applicable registration form.
How many hotmail users complied with that one?
>Microsoft has no obligation to monitor the Communication
>Services
Well, so much for negligent enforcement of anti-spam laws...
>YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT MICROSOFT SHALL NOT BE
>RESPONSIBLE FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF
>YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, ANY MATERIAL OR DATA SENT OR
>RECEIVED OR NOT SENT OR RECEIVED, OR ANY TRANSACTIONS
>ENTERED INTO THROUGH AN MSN SITE/SERVICE.
They make it pretty clear. You get a FREE email account, not a FREE email account and SPAM filter.
Only thing I could think of would be not making a 'Good Faith' effort to stop spamming, but I could find nothing in the current anti-spam laws that related. Everything worked the other way, protecting providers who delete spam.
Want to check out the anti-spam laws yourself? Try http://www.spamlaws.com
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