The Grand Theft Auto 'Hot Coffee' sexual content case has been settled. Some readers think the lawsuit was silly to begin with, while others argue that anything on a game disc should be included in its rating. What do you think? Let us know.
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Microsoft says the next version of Internet Explorer will drop ActiveX warnings. Some readers think this is a good thing, and others say it will open the door to malware. Tell us what you think.
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Take Two Settles 'Hot Coffee' Sex Content Case
Anhedonic333 says: Awesome...take all responsibility off of parents to actually monitor what their kids are utilizing, until it's too late. Of course, it's all the video-game maker's fault.
vcastle61 says: I find it hard to believe that parents let their child play a game with auto theft, running from the law, killing people, and so on, then complain about the sex scene.
Yert says: Mods, even mods that access content that's inaccessible on the disc, should not count for anything, especially ratings.
JimH443 says: As was proven... if it's on the disc, it IS accessible.
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Hacker Pleads Guilty to Spreading Botnets
billvelek says: It's time that these creeps pay for their crimes whenever they can be caught. Every single one of us is a victim of computer crime, even if our passwords have never been taken; we are all victims because of the added costs in money, time, and energy that we and businesses spend to avoid viruses and other malware.
HUEY says: Give them the maximum times 150,000 for each of the 150,00 computers that were infected with his malware. It is the same as breaking and entering all these houses to commit burglary and destruction of property. Anyone who commits computer crimes should get fined and serve time for each unit infected.
ajaxman says: I want the list of IP addresses he compromised. If my son's PC was one of them, I'll take him to small claims for $100. 150,000 times $100 would make an impression.
ykyrys says: He's a thief--but a white collar one who's most likely going to get the minimum fine with a vacation in some federal prison. He infected 150,000 accounts, and at $10 from each account, his take is substantial. He gets only a $1.75 million fine, which his accomplices will gather up and pay.
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Next IE Drops ActiveX Warning
gosseyn says: What if I don't want to allow a Web page's ActiveX application to run? It seems to me that this will make IE even less safe than it already is.
rberzins says: That sounds like an extremely bad idea. I've had problems with ActiveX controls crashing my computer too. Now Quicktime will download straight away every time and crash my PC. I don't see how this is not going to make a huge problem with malware and viruses.
irish14500 says: I'm glad to see it go. I hate clicking on the 'yellow bar' for a response on something I have allowed to install by clicking on it to begin with.
compguy says: This is another reason why I really love Mozilla Firefox. I don't know why people out there are still putting up with Internet Explorer, with its lack of security and constant problems.
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