World Community Project - opening your system to China???

[LoneWolf_53]

In it's entirety the article appears to support my contention that if the US (or any other) government is so paranoid about security they'd best begin by looking at home before stressing over the Chinese.

Malicious code can originate anywhere so the best thing a body can do is stay the heck away from questionable sites, don't use P2P software, avoid Torrents, and run the best security software you can.

I figure anytime I'm connected to the net which is 24/7 I'm taking a risk so all I can do is take precautions, use common sense, and in so far as crunching goes I put most of my efforts toward WCG because it's backed by IBM and I can't see them being too willing to have their reputation sullied by some scandal.

It's no guarantee but it's a risk I'm prepared to take.

No different from life really when you think about it.  I mean I can avoid global spots of unrest, stay in relatively calm Canada, and lock the doors when I go to bed at night but that doesn't make it a certainty that I'll wake up safe and sound in the morning.

Whose to say a piece of space junk can't fall on my head whilst I'm asleep?   biggrin

I just take sensible precautions and don't fret about what might be.

Truth be told I'm more comfortable with BOINC WCG than I was with United Devices.

[WikiWill]

Whose to say a piece of space junk can't fall on my head whilst I'm asleep?   biggrin

Oooh that's tempting fate a bit too much for my liking  biggrin