I second the YES!!!
Working as a helpdesk tech, I lose hours per week dealing with this crap, in all forms! I work in an institution that certifies teachers, that raise your kids as they develop over their lives. This crap ain't cool to see when they (VPs, Dean's, Instructors...and all the surrounding School Districts they work with) have to call on us to remove crap and perform preventative maintenance. Lots of wasted time here; job security? Yes, but I have other projects I'd like to work on.
Also, causes us to get banned by ISPs such as Comcast. We have many students, instructors, and staff as subscribers...me included! For almost three weeks we could not send to a Comcast account. This is not the only incident either.
And of course the writers of this crap use computers as well, and test their apps. I'm sure they practice ways in which to prevent their apps; just to design ways to circumvent protection against their apps.
I really think this should be incorporated into the "Do Not Call" law, and be a public service! I would pay for it all-the-same either way...should not be that much more taxed onto the internet bill. Governors implement bills constantly; we complain and then get on with it! LOL
And then, maybe I can start working on some thin-client technology projects.
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I second the YES!!! Working as a helpdesk tech, I lose hours per week dealing with this crap, in all forms! I work in an institution that certifies teachers, that raise your kids as they develop over their lives. This crap ain't cool to see when they (VPs, Dean's, Instructors...and all the surrounding School Districts they work with) have to call on us to remove crap and perform preventative maintenance. Lots of wasted time here; job security? Yes, but I have other projects I'd like to work on. Also, causes us to get banned by ISPs such as Comcast. We have many students, instructors, and staff as subscribers...me included! For almost three weeks we could not send to a Comcast account. This is not the only incident either. And of course the writers of this crap use computers as well, and test their apps. I'm sure they practice ways in which to prevent their apps; just to design ways to circumvent protection against their apps. I really think this should be incorporated into the "Do Not Call" law, and be a public service! I would pay for it all-the-same either way...should not be that much more taxed onto the internet bill. Governors implement bills constantly; we complain and then get on with it! LOL And then, maybe I can start working on some thin-client technology projects.