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:Framed for child porn — by a PC virus
Framed for child porn — by a PC virus
Nov 9, 2009, 12 :33 UTC (9 Talkback[s]) (5738 reads)

(Other stories by Jordan Robertson)

[ Thanks to jhansonxi for this link. ]

"Pedophiles can exploit virus-infected PCs to remotely store and view their stash without fear they'll get caught. Pranksters or someone trying to frame you can tap viruses to make it appear that you surf illegal Web sites.

"Whatever the motivation, you get child porn on your computer — and might not realize it until police knock at your door.

"An Associated Press investigation found cases in which innocent people have been branded as pedophiles after their co-workers or loved ones stumbled upon child porn placed on a PC through a virus. It can cost victims hundreds of thousands of dollars to prove their innocence"

PC virus, Internet virus...how many ways are there to avoid saying "Windows virus"?-- ed.

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Another reason to use Linux or a Mac. Or ...   Get a Mac, Linux, BSD...   
Erik
Nov 9, 2009, 13:53:35
 
As usual, the legacy media have failed t ...   As usual, overly general   
medicdave
Nov 9, 2009, 14:11:39
 
You know I just bet that their computer  ...   Still use windows I bet   
Richard Chaffin
Nov 9, 2009, 15:36:12
 
One of the victims was using a company n ...   One was a company NB   
paul
Nov 9, 2009, 16:43:58
 
PC virus, Internet virus...how many ways ...   Branded   
JJS
Nov 9, 2009, 17:52:53
 
I went back and reread the article, I se ...   Subject: One was a company NB   
Richard Chaffin
Nov 9, 2009, 18:16:53
 
> So perhaps it would be better to brand ...   Re: Branded   
Rainer Weikusat
Nov 9, 2009, 20:30:27
 
 > One way to look at it is that to most ...   Re: Branded   
Bernard Swiss
Nov 10, 2009, 00:38:56
 
If trains stop at a train station and bu ...   Re: Branded   
Nate Bargmann
Nov 10, 2009, 14:09:54
 
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