Popups aren't just an annoyance
Feb. 2nd, 2007 05:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jenkSomething tells me the jurors who convicted a technologically incompetent substitute teacher of showing porn to 7th graders haven't had to deal with adware. Julie Amaro now faces up to 40 years in prison; sentencing will be on March 2.
It's also rather stupid that the defense counsel didn't provide full disclosure of its forensics evidence, preventing it from being presented during the trial. Not to mention that the school's firewall software had expired. As had the antivirus program. And the computer had no anti-adware tools. Win98 and IE 5 don't need any of that - just ask Microsoft. (Pop-ups? What are those?)
So, of course, the only way for the adult-themed images and Web pages to come up would be for her to intentionally visit the sites by clicking on a link or typing the address into the browser address bar. 'Cause the prosecution's expert, a local police officer, said so.
Right.
Something tells me Julie Amaro isn't the only technical incompetent in the group. She's the just the only one who admits it.
-o-
And if you're wondering why I linked to Microsoft's info on security and spyware — the school is using Microsoft software. One would think the "experts" running the school computers and/or police forensics would be aware of the vendor's information on the subject.
It's also rather stupid that the defense counsel didn't provide full disclosure of its forensics evidence, preventing it from being presented during the trial. Not to mention that the school's firewall software had expired. As had the antivirus program. And the computer had no anti-adware tools. Win98 and IE 5 don't need any of that - just ask Microsoft. (Pop-ups? What are those?)
So, of course, the only way for the adult-themed images and Web pages to come up would be for her to intentionally visit the sites by clicking on a link or typing the address into the browser address bar. 'Cause the prosecution's expert, a local police officer, said so.
Right.
Something tells me Julie Amaro isn't the only technical incompetent in the group. She's the just the only one who admits it.
-o-
And if you're wondering why I linked to Microsoft's info on security and spyware — the school is using Microsoft software. One would think the "experts" running the school computers and/or police forensics would be aware of the vendor's information on the subject.
