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Russ Cooper's Internet Penalties Plan

Posted by michael on from the does-renter's-insurance-cover-this dept.

sagman writes "Russ at NTBugtraq is proposing fines for those whose computers allow the propagation of viruses, worms, etc., knowingly or unknowingly... Russ is taking a poll on his site. Russ states in an email that he wrote this up at the request of a US Senator staffer..."

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  1. Danger, Will Robinson! Danger! by inertia187 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can just see the virus protection software making changes to their notifications to keep track of attacks that could cost people money and list it in a tally window: "You've saved $764 in internet fines this year because you used Morton AntiVirus 2005! Want to upgrade to the Pro version?"

    The Pro version will include an insurance plan in case you go on vacation for a week and leave your XP box on and a new exploit surfaces while you're gone.

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  2. Fines won't cut it... by TopShelf · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd much prefer bounties.

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  3. Soo... by WhytTiger · · Score: 2, Funny

    does this mean that we could fine the Microsoft Corporation ... ONE... HUNDRED... BILLION DOLLARS???

    muuwaahahahahahahaha!!!

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    1. Re:Soo... by benoitg · · Score: 2, Funny

      Board of Microsoft explodes in laughter

      Man with the eye patch clears his throat and whispers:

      "Dr Evil, one hundred billion dollars isn't much money for Microsoft these days, Bill Gate ALONE makes ..."

  4. first virus fines, what next.. by InShadows · · Score: 2, Funny

    a fine for slashdotting a site into oblivion?

  5. Re:Danger, Will Robinson! Danger! by SuperBanana · · Score: 5, Funny
    The Pro version will include an insurance plan in case you go on vacation for a week and leave your XP box on and a new exploit surfaces while you're gone.

    Vacation? I don't leave my win2k box on when I go to WORK, lest a new exploit surrface before I get home :-)

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  6. Re:Question by 91degrees · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes!

    Is he vaccinated against all possible illnesses, including the latest strain of the common cold? No? Well, he was clearly negligent, and has resulted in you being off work for at least a week, when you could have worked 42 hours plus 126 hours overtime at triple rate, and may well have receied a promotion and a 1000% pay rise as a result of doing al that extra time, so he owes you roughly 100 times your week's salary, plus a little extra for pain and suffering.

    You'll need representation. Here's my card. Right now I'm suing the driver of an ambulance that reversed over me as I was chasing it.

  7. Re:Denial of Money attack? by tomhudson · · Score: 2, Funny
    Of course he should switch his box. Look at the bottom of the page at the article:
    An error occurred on the server when processing the URL. Please contact the system administrator.
    But what do you expect from an NT advice site?
  8. Re:Denial of Money attack? by tomhudson · · Score: 4, Funny
    Couldn't have said it better myself! And of course, after the article quotes some pulled-out-of-the-ass statistics from a "TruSecure Corporation Survey", look how the whole thing is signed:
    Russ Cooper - Surgeon General of TruSecure Corporation/NTBugtraq Editor
    right above this:
    An error occurred on the server when processing the URL. Please contact the system administrator.
    Has he been practicing do-it-(to)-yourself lobotomies again?