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What motivation do they have to do that? For a clueless user all they will understand is that their ISP has cut them off, and if they give money to a different
by ZoFreX 12y ago
What motivation do they have to do that? For a clueless user all they will understand is that their ISP has cut them off, and if they give money to a different company instead then their internet will work (from their perspective their computer works fine in most cases - well, perhaps a little slowly).
- unclebucknasty 12y ago>What motivation do they have to do that? Security. Notifying a user that he's been pwned can protect that user's confidential info/identity. It's really a service to the user as much as anything. The ISP would just need to message it as such. They wouldn't just cut off "clueless users" without explanation. Instead, they'd explain that the user's machine has been compromised and disconnecting them until they can get it cleaned up is for their own good.