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Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?!

From Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c, comp.lang.c++, comp.lang.python, comp.mobile.android, comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?!
Date 2015-12-03 09:16 +0000
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In comp.lang.c++ Chris in Makati <mail@nospam.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2 Dec 2015 08:57:44 +0000 (UTC), Juha Nieminen
> <nospam@thanks.invalid> wrote:
> 
>>In comp.lang.c++ Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
>>> You download things FROM a computer, you upload them TO a computer.
>>
>>It's a matter of perspective. If a hacker breaks into your computer and
>>starts a download from somewhere else into your computer, isn't the hacker
>>"downloading" things to your computer?
> 
> Does it matter? As far as the law is concerned, it is possession of
> child porn that's illegal. How it got there is irrelevant.

Most judiciary systems are not robots following a narrow set of instructions.
If they determine that it wasn't your fault, they will not punish the
innocent.

Besides, how would they even know what's in your computer?

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Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?! Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2015-12-01 20:49 +0200
  Re: "Downloading" Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2015-12-01 19:05 +0000
    Re: "Downloading" Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-12-02 10:46 +1100
      Re: "Downloading" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-12-02 10:56 +1100
  Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?! Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-01 11:11 -0800
  Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?! Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-12-01 14:19 -0600
  Re: "Downloading" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-12-02 10:05 +1100
    Re: "Downloading" Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-02 15:15 +0000
      Re: "Downloading" Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-12-02 18:37 +0200
        Re: "Downloading" Emile van Sebille <emile@fenx.com> - 2015-12-02 12:10 -0800
  Re: "Downloading" Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-12-01 17:28 -0600
  Re: "Downloading" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-12-02 10:32 +1100
  Re: "Downloading" Erik <python@lucidity.plus.com> - 2015-12-01 23:37 +0000
  Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?! "Skybuck Flying" <skybuck2000@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-02 01:22 +0100
  Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?! Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2015-12-02 08:57 +0000
    Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?! Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-12-02 09:42 +0000
      Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?! Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-02 15:20 +0000
        Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?! Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2015-12-03 06:21 +0200
          Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?! Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2015-12-03 07:43 +0200
    Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?! Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-12-02 04:09 -0600
      Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?! Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-02 15:20 +0000
    Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?! Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-02 08:36 -0800
      Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?! Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-12-02 17:53 +0100
      Re: Is <someone> secretly downloading <some stuff> to your computer ?! Rob Hills <rhills@medimorphosis.com.au> - 2015-12-03 01:00 +0800
      Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?! Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-12-02 11:32 -0600
        Re: stuff and nonsense Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2015-12-02 22:51 +0000
          Re: stuff and nonsense Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-12-03 01:46 +0100
            Re: stuff and nonsense Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2015-12-03 01:28 +0000
          Re: stuff and nonsense Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-03 07:37 -0500
    Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?! Chris in Makati <mail@nospam.com> - 2015-12-03 14:24 +0800
      Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?! David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-12-03 10:00 +0100
        Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-12-03 20:11 +1100
      Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?! Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2015-12-03 09:16 +0000
        Re: Is Microsoft Windows secretly downloading childporn to your computer ?! Chris in Makati <mail@nospam.com> - 2015-12-04 11:22 +0800

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