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along_the_road@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 day ago

LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent

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LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent

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along_the_road@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 day ago
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    I wonder what would happen to a person if they were to install software onto LG’s computers without their consent.

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      A CFA charge.

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        That’s what I thought too.

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        I didn’t order waffle fries!

        (I usually see the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act abbreviated CFAA)

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          It depends on what the definition of ‘A’ is. Or some fries.

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