Comment by robinsonb5
2 months ago
Because they don't have the informed consent* of the owner of the device wich ends up running the code?
* no, small print in a click-through agreement doesn't count.
2 months ago
Because they don't have the informed consent* of the owner of the device wich ends up running the code?
* no, small print in a click-through agreement doesn't count.
It's not illegal to run code on a device without informed consent to everything the code does. The CFAA may be excessively broad but it isn't that broad.
I think they do actually. It's pretty clear from the consent screen that they're doing what they're doing.
ask any of the people who installed it if they understand what they're doing and especially what the consequences of that are. i doubt you could get a dozen people who do of the millions and millions who installed it.