Re: Some Kudos for Dell


>
> Your comprehension ability is what's total crap. A user with a cordless
> phone is not going to get their entire identity stolen, not going to
> impact the rest of the Internet community, not going to infect other
> computers, not going to get their IPS black listed, etc....
>
> If ISP's were to make a simple statement of "Connecting your computer
> directly to the Internet without some form of barrier protection device,
> or a quality soft-firewall is dangerous to your personal information
> safety and may cause your computer/network to become compromised in less
> than 10 minutes" then we would have a LOT of people asking about
> securing their systems. If the computers came with the same warning on
> the box in large RED print, it would also help.
>

I still disagree that its the responsibility of the ISP. Every new computer
made in the last couple years comes with a manual that contains such
warnings. But most people dont read the manuals, and thats not the ISP's
fault. A good sales person (of these new systems to first time, or
inexperienced buyers) would impart such warnings as well. Whether the buyer
will heed them or not is up to them.

I believe the responsibililty falls squarely on the consumer and no where
else.


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