kaled - 2:43 am on Jul 14, 2004 (gmt 0)

Some interesting legal arguments are flying about. However, let's go back the the car analogy.

If a thief works out a sneaky way to steal your car, e.g. by listening to remote signals, should you be able to sue the manufacturer when your car is stolen. The answer is, probably NO.

On the other hand, if you compare data security with car safety, you would probably come up with the answer YES.

Consumer legislation simply hasn't caught up with computer technology. So the question is this: Does anyone trust legislators (i.e. lawyers and politicians) to sort this out? - I don't.

Kaled.