Bruno Wolff III <bruno@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sun, May 27, 2007 at 20:35:08 -0600,
"David G. Miller" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I wonder if someone who gets a bot attack could sue the end users who
> own the zombies under what is known in the U.S. as maintaining an
> "attractive nuisance." This is the same legal concept as being able to
Hey, it's the US, anyone can sue anyone for anything. Whether you could
win would be another question. And even if you won, you probably wouldn't
make money on the deal.
Not saying this is the perfect solution but think about what happens if
we start holding people liable for the damages caused by their zombified
Windoze box... Right now, they have almost no incentive to firewall
their systems, have an effective anti-virus program running, etc. If
you could get sued for the damages your box inflicts on others, people
who don't know what they're doing might start *asking* their ISP to stop
them from doing any harm and let them know if there's a problem.
This is as opposed to the current situation where everyone involved
sticks their head firmly in the sand (or elsewhere) and decides it's
somebody else's problem. Turning a blind eye to bot nets and zombies is
just nuts. The idiots who provide electricity and an internet
connection to a bot or zombie need to get charged for the pain they
allow others to get hit with. They aren't victims; they're part of the
problem.
Cheers,
Dave
--
Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.
-- Ambrose Bierce
