7 Feb
2004
7 Feb
'04
12:43 a.m.
Vivien M. wrote: Now, if hooking up an unsecured computer to a network was punishable by a $1000 fine, and law enforcement somehow had the staff to prosecute all offenders (or a representative sample), I'm sure everybody would agree that suddenly they'd be able to afford antiviruses.
It's not that I don't like the idea, but it's been tried before. Making stupidity punishable by fines does not work; if it did we would not have a budget deficit issue. Michel.