here's an editorial chiding japan for not being net-savvy enough. it concludes on how dangerous the internet is, and that japan has to fix the internet so that it's safe enough for everyone. why do I feel like I'm getting advice on sexual positions from a preacher?
also included is reference to the winny virus that supposedly exposed all your files to everyone. I don't trust how the media and gov't treated that case. Along comes a virus that exploits a problem in the coding, and puts all of your files in the shared folder. The news tells stories of companies losing vital information and passwords, individual users getting their creditcard numbers lifted, the whole government on the verge of collapse. There's only one solution, they say: abstainence! that's right, stop all file sharing now to save your country.
What they didn't mention is telling. The fix could be downloaded long before any of the news stories actually aired. Any anti-virus software at all would have stopped the virus. With notable exceptions, you only get viruses from irresponsible downloading. Viruses cannot be transfered via any of the major media formats: mp3 avi etc.
Japan's clumsy "piracy = death" campaign is embarassing... and maybe just another sign of japan's not being net-savvy enough.
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