Midnight Son
11-06-2003, 08:47 PM
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1093&e=2&u=/pcworld/20031106/tc_pcworld/113322
One lawmaker has a possible solution to the increasing problem of computer viruses: requiring all computer users in the United States to install antivirus software on their PCs.
"Is it time for the federal government to develop some kind of Internet security agency that would develop standards for all legitimate software, require automatic update and patching, and establish a base level for every single computer in the country?" Bass said during the hearing in the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
"Is there any reason why any computer in this country shouldn't have some kind of antivirus software on it as a requirement?" Bass asked.
This is typical congressional idiocy. I'll be damned if I'm gonna let the govt. tell me what I have to run on my PC!!
Had to add this: If you use replacements for Outlook and IE that don't support ActiveX, you can cut viruses and spyware by about 90%! And use a firewall. Idiots.
One lawmaker has a possible solution to the increasing problem of computer viruses: requiring all computer users in the United States to install antivirus software on their PCs.
"Is it time for the federal government to develop some kind of Internet security agency that would develop standards for all legitimate software, require automatic update and patching, and establish a base level for every single computer in the country?" Bass said during the hearing in the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
"Is there any reason why any computer in this country shouldn't have some kind of antivirus software on it as a requirement?" Bass asked.
This is typical congressional idiocy. I'll be damned if I'm gonna let the govt. tell me what I have to run on my PC!!
Had to add this: If you use replacements for Outlook and IE that don't support ActiveX, you can cut viruses and spyware by about 90%! And use a firewall. Idiots.