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Click the wrong link and wind up in jail

Posted by sureshnsnguys2222 • 6/28/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: Firefox, Security

But what if the user didn’t know the images were on the computer? Or what if the user didn’t know what the Web site was before it was clicked?

Sorry. That doesn’t count. The link got clicked. The images are on the computer. Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Don’t pass Go. Don’t collect $200.

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6/28/08

Donlewis

Like I'm going to click that link now.

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  TheMrs
  
  I'm with Don.
6/28/08

thewriterspulse

I remember this one thing I saw on t.v. (probably Dateline or something), in which a kid's computer was "hacked" and questionable photographs were downloaded onto his hard drive.

Taken to court, character assassinated, blood-thirsty lawyer with a chip on his shoulder not willing to back down. Turns out it wasn't the kid's fault in the end. Oops.

It's scary territory, indeed.

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6/28/08

HaplessHermit

That's some scary stuff. Yes, yes, it's a good thing we are so "free" and live in a country where only malicious criminals go to jail.

On the other hand, this fear of somehow getting unwanted stuff on my pc has made me avoid opening any potential spam and also made me more careful about clicking links.

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