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> And how exactly does that translate to the online world? It doesn't. There is none or very little punishment for lawlessness and missbehaviour in the online world. > Despite the safety and environmental regulations and the fact that > you have to have a driver's license and insurance (at least here in > NL), there is no requirement that your locks are industrial strength. > Or that your car can be locked at all, for that matter. There is a clear understanding of right and wrong in the general population. There is law enforcement and meaning full punishment for crooks and thieves. In the online world I have no recurse against anyone compromising my computer. > The fact that a compromised computer doesn't really hurt you all that > much in the real world is exactly the reason why so many users don't > care about security. When driving a car they at least have to be > drunk to reach that level of carelessness. The fact is that in the online world the abuser is laughing while the abused is left to clean up the damage. Because a compromised computer doesn't really hurt most do not even know that they are a victim. Adi
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