"Imagine you know next to nothing about computers. You're a substitute teacher for a seventh grade class. There's a computer in the classroom and, knowing you're going to be sitting there for a while, you ask a fulltime teacher if you can use it. He logs you in with his password and tells you not to shut it off because you couldn't get back on."
This hugely pisses me off. For many many many reasons.1. If a school cannot afford the license fees to keep their virus-scanning software updated with the latest definitions, sell some damn candy bars or get some freeware. It's not the *substitute teacher's* fault if a storm of pop-ups floods the screen. 2. Anyone who calls themselves an expert who thinks that every webpage or pop-up *must* be the result of actively clicking on a link needs to get their money back from the Cracker-Jack company, because you paid too much for that certification.3. The witch-hunt mentality that oozes from this case just goes to show that unless people are educated about what internet security really entails, that ridiculous shit like this is going to continue to happen.I'm glad that she's got a new lawyer, and I hope she is cleared soon.
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Amen to that...
Here's an update to the Amaro case:
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11471?ref=rss
When the school system fails, someone must take up the cause. Looks like there's a new organization called "The Julie Group" specifically focused on getting this right.
http://thejuliegroup.blogspot.com/
Sorry for the post-necromancy; I thought you'd be interested in hearing about this.
-pax omnium veritas-
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