09-05-2003, 03:00 PM
regardless of what RIAA does, or who downloads, my technical opinion is that any P2P sharing is dangerous. Napster, Kazaa, WinMX....they're all the same. They leave your computer vulnerable. Basically, you're opening up ports on your computer that any half-assed hacker could use to tap into your computer.
With all the computer virii and theft identity going around, do you really want to risk it? Spend the $15 and buy the fuckin CD or borrow your buddy's and copy it.
I have a few clients that I do some consulting and support for. They all have used a p2p and they ALLL have been hacked. I put up just about every program possible - zonealarm, norton firewall, spybot, adware, pest control, and yet they still get through...why? the damn p2p programs bypass them and leave a door open. It's come to the point where if my client is using p2p, I recommend they shut it down or I refuse to work on it.
okay - I'll get off my soap box now....
(insert short joke here- deeks)
With all the computer virii and theft identity going around, do you really want to risk it? Spend the $15 and buy the fuckin CD or borrow your buddy's and copy it.
I have a few clients that I do some consulting and support for. They all have used a p2p and they ALLL have been hacked. I put up just about every program possible - zonealarm, norton firewall, spybot, adware, pest control, and yet they still get through...why? the damn p2p programs bypass them and leave a door open. It's come to the point where if my client is using p2p, I recommend they shut it down or I refuse to work on it.
okay - I'll get off my soap box now....
(insert short joke here- deeks)
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