Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 5th Nov 2009 17:29 UTC
Computers are taking on ever more important roles in our daily lives. They used to be simple tools to get simple things done - work-related, mostly, maybe a few simple games, and that was it. However, over time, they have become the central hubs for all sorts of data - including precious data. For his Master of Fine Arts thesis project, Zach Gage illustrated just how important our computer data has become.
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You jumped over the part where the "malware" application starts up and before anything bad happens, the user is shown a full screen of red text declaring: "If you destroy an alien ship, it will destroy a file on your disk", along with a disclaimer about data loss as a result of using the software...
And if the user chooses to continue from there, doing what was described by the introduction screen, that the results would be exactly as described.
That's not malware, it's just User Idiocy. "
I agree that users SHOULD read onscreen notices, but the reality is that they DON'T. It's one of the reasons why malware has become such a persistent problem. Perhaps a better way to evaluate this software is to examine its purpose. IMHO, it was created to create chaos and destroy data -- no different than any other malicious malware. Even if there's a disclaimer.