McAfee exec to head up BSA board

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1. January 26, 2006 9:42 PM
   nathanskywalker said:
   I don't think this is who they were talking about...[url]http://www.artmarketing.com/gallery/kentroberts
   [/url]ehhe, ok ok.[url]http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=10
   &STORY=/www/story/01-25-2006/0004267222&EDATE=[/url][quote] "BSA is well known around the world for its leadership in the policy arenaand its efforts to reduce software piracy,"[/quote]I hope he does a good job. The BSA really doen't seem to be all that effective in stoping piracy...just considering that it is indeed growning, i certainly hope they are better at stoping hackers. How about, instead of just stopping them, they find a way to track them with firewalls, you know, the personal desktop plays the bait kind of deal. Well, we'll see how the dude dose.
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2. January 26, 2006 11:04 PM
   otmakus said:
   I can't help but find more and more resemblance between BSA and RIAA. They've already started to sue people left and right for using pirated softwares.
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3. January 27, 2006 11:59 AM
   PanicX said:
   [b]Originally posted by nathanskywalker:[/b][quote]How about, instead of just stopping them, they find a way to track them with firewalls, you know, the personal desktop plays the bait kind of deal. [/quote]The term is "honeypot".Hmm.. Add this article with the recent patent on software installation verification and it seems like McAfee is setting up a framework to be big brother. I suppose I'd be more concerned if I didn't already remove McAfee and Symantec products from every PC I come across.
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4. January 31, 2006 9:47 AM
   mentaljedi said:
   Honeypot would only work if hackers couldn't cover their tracks. That may catch some of the amateurs but it won't work with pros!
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