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This is a super dishonest characterization. Running software on a bunch of machines, even machines in other peoples' homes has never been a crime. Folding@home
by solidasparagus 4mo ago
This is a super dishonest characterization. Running software on a bunch of machines, even machines in other peoples' homes has never been a crime. Folding@home isn't a crime (obviously). It's controlling those machines without consent via malware that is criminal. And if it is open and consensual in exchange for something a person wants, it is unreasonable to compare it to botnets.
- Hackbraten 4mo agoSoftware that implements residential proxy networks is always covert and never consensual. It doesn't matter if page 42 of the Terms and Condition "clearly states it." This does not constitute informed consent.
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- zeratax 4mo agoof those millions of residential proxies i would be surprised if you could find a dozen people who knew this was happening on their devices