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Facebook does this as well. (Or at least, they did until The Pirate Bay changed it's TLD to `.se`) You could argue that it's for the user's security. Torrent s
by pearkes 15y ago
Facebook does this as well. (Or at least, they did until The Pirate Bay changed it's TLD to `.se`)
You could argue that it's for the user's security. Torrent sites do have a lot of sketchy cruft.
- MatthewPhillips 15y agoYou could argue it is to appease advertisers.
- zotz 15y ago> You could argue that it's for the user's security Who would believe that argument?
- pavel_lishin 15y agoPeople who frequently have to clean out their parents' computers because they wanted to watch something, and ended up joining a botnet.
- v-yadli 15y ago+1 Tech people detect malware with bare eyes,average users do this by installing the malware.
- pavel_lishin 15y ago> average users do this by installing the malware And even then, I'd say they only detect it 50% of the time, at best.
- pavel_lishin 15y ago> average users do this by installing the malware And even then, I'd say they only detect it 50% of the time, at best.
- billybob 15y agoBaloney. This has nothing to do with security. Even if you're chatting with me and you link to www.pleasegivemeviruses.com, nobody at MS should overrule that piece of conversation. Maybe I wanted the link. Maybe we're both security researchers. Or maybe I'm gullible. Who's to decide? I've chosen to chat with you, and you've chosen to say something. Normal human trust mechanisms apply. Censoring our conversation because you think you know what's best is ridiculous. The minute I thought a chat client was actively thwarting my conversation, I would uninstall it.