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U.S. eyes ways to make computer use safer online

Technology Oct. 17, 2010 - 05:07AM JST ( 4 )

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kyokenOct. 17, 2010 - 10:09AM JST

Possibilities include provisions in the Australia plan that enable customers to get warnings from their Internet providers if their computer gets taken over by hackers through a botnet.

Why get a warning instead of a preventive measure? If the service provider can detect malware they should be able to do so before it infects a customers machine.

PS: Computers are not taken over by a botnet, infected computers form a botnet.
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elbudamexicanoOct. 17, 2010 - 11:12PM JST

The USA, etc...must do some thing about this, just look at what the Chinese do every time they are angry with Japan, South Korea etc...they start sending viruses, hackers etc..to cyber attack their enemies.
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gonemadOct. 18, 2010 - 06:19PM JST

All these measures are mostly targeted at malware distribution by email as well as outbound spam detection, where they can be somewhat effective. The first one is more or less a problem of the past and the second, spam, is in itself one of the smallest problems of online safety. So don't hold your breath about the effectiveness of these measures.

If the service provider can detect malware they should be able to do so before it infects a customers machine.

By deep packet inspection? No, thanks. Once they have the infrastructure, they will use it for advertisement purposes and the next step will be censorship.
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The758Oct. 18, 2010 - 09:19PM JST

But any move toward Internet regulation or monitoring by the U.S. government or industry could trigger fierce opposition from the public.

Absolutely. Who in their right mind would trust this?