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Comcast Cuts Infected PCs' Network Connections

Posted by timothy on from the and-sends-them-copies-of-knoppix dept.

fidget42 writes "I just noticed this article over at Infoworld. It seems that Comcast is finally doing something about the machines on their network that are being used by spammers. They are now cutting off service to those customers who have computers that have been hijacked by spammers. Now, if only other broadband ISPs would start policing their user base ..."

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  1. Re:Other ISPs start to do this? by Short+Circuit · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I wouldn't be surprised to see a virus that actually infects cable modems

    I'd be pleased, actually. Since the lack of a monoculture could demonstrably reduce the damage.

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  2. Re:Yes Yes! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Redundant

    If you have a highly contagious disease, and the medical community knows you are highly contagious, is it right for them to allow you to go see a movie?

    There is no such thing as absolute freedom. We can't jump off a cliff and exempt the law of gravity.

    Society puts limits on like these to protect the majority from the misdeeds (whether active or passive) of the minority.

    The question is, are these limits excessive?

  3. Re:Yes Yes! by SlydogSZ · · Score: 0, Redundant

    enlighten me on how this is different.