Star Microsoft's Little Liability Problem
Linked by John O'Sullivan on Tue 7th Oct 2003 18:42 UTC
Law and Order Microsoft has a little liability problem called Windows. Many are no doubt aware of a would-be class-action lawsuit launched last week in California. The suit targets Microsoft over security problems. The plaintiff is a woman who had her identity stolen. Details are here. (NYTimes, free registration required)
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by The Pessimist on Tue 7th Oct 2003 22:47 UTC

"The comparison is nice but you cannot compare a thief breaking into a house with buggy and not correctly working software from Microsoft on wich the user cannot change the working of it (say: locks). "

Uh ? Never heard of firewall ? anti-virus ? Yes, Windows CAN be changed to make it more secure (like say: locks on a house).