Comments on: Microsoft adds ‘one-click’ sex offender report tool http://www.infosecpodcast.com/2006/08/microsoft-adds-one-click-sex-offender-report-tool/ Information Security related news, opinions and ramblings Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:44:08 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Chris Harrington http://www.infosecpodcast.com/2006/08/microsoft-adds-one-click-sex-offender-report-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Chris Harrington Thu, 31 Aug 2006 01:13:15 +0000 http://www.infosecpodcast.com/security/2006/08/microsoft-adds-one-click-sex-offender-report-tool/#comment-43 Don't get me wrong...I think the idea has merit. The implementation is where this thing will live or die. Microsoft doesn't exactly have the best track record for getting things in 1.0 release software :) Don’t get me wrong…I think the idea has merit. The implementation is where this thing will live or die. Microsoft doesn’t exactly have the best track record for getting things in 1.0 release software :)

]]> By: Nate http://www.infosecpodcast.com/2006/08/microsoft-adds-one-click-sex-offender-report-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Nate Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:11:06 +0000 http://www.infosecpodcast.com/security/2006/08/microsoft-adds-one-click-sex-offender-report-tool/#comment-42 This is a very legit idea and i agree with Tony above. Everybody loves causing a stir in the online community so as easy as this will be to report someone, many people will take full advantage and report the most BS conversations. One click is too easy for users, they should have to fill out some sort of incident report every time or else it will be shenanigance all over MSN messenger. Nate This is a very legit idea and i agree with Tony above. Everybody loves causing a stir in the online community so as easy as this will be to report someone, many people will take full advantage and report the most BS conversations. One click is too easy for users, they should have to fill out some sort of incident report every time or else it will be shenanigance all over MSN messenger.

Nate

]]> By: Tony http://www.infosecpodcast.com/2006/08/microsoft-adds-one-click-sex-offender-report-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Tony Sat, 26 Aug 2006 07:26:09 +0000 http://www.infosecpodcast.com/security/2006/08/microsoft-adds-one-click-sex-offender-report-tool/#comment-41 As easy as it is for us to criticize MS for their decision, you have to at least keep the fact that they have a ton of paid staff, so there has to be at least one competent worker in the group. They have to expect a good amount of abuse- it's obvious that at absolutely least, 80% of the clicks will be false. Kids screwing around, at the very least, would generate that. So, although it seems dumb, they have to have -some- idea of the consequences. As easy as it is for us to criticize MS for their decision, you have to at least keep the fact that they have a ton of paid staff, so there has to be at least one competent worker in the group. They have to expect a good amount of abuse- it’s obvious that at absolutely least, 80% of the clicks will be false. Kids screwing around, at the very least, would generate that.

So, although it seems dumb, they have to have -some- idea of the consequences.

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