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In addition to the uses mentioned in the article, mouse jigglers have been used for years to circumvent software security measures such as forced time-outs. Ab
by PopAlongKid 5y ago
In addition to the uses mentioned in the article, mouse jigglers have been used for years to circumvent software security measures such as forced time-outs.
About seven years ago, the IRS (U.S. tax agency) promoted "security summit" measures developed in cooperation with tax professional software vendors. One of the recommendations was to time out login sessions for tax preparation software after 30 minutes of inactivity on the computer. Some tax professionals, in complete disregard of their professional and ethical obligations to protect confidential taxpayer info, decided that mouse jigglers were the proper response to this.
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- majkinetor 5y agoWhy is that wrong? :) Was there a rule that mouse jigleres are forbidden ? You change a game, I adapt to game, its normal behavior and its expected. You cant blame people for being creative. Companies do that kind of gray zone stuff all the time to optimize taxes and nobody seem to have a problem with it and consider immoral.
- PopAlongKid 5y ago>Was there a rule that mouse jigleres are forbidden ? No, there was a strong suggestion (not a legal requirement) that the login session should time out after 30 minutes of inactivity, to help protect the confidential data from unauthorized access.