Re: Pirated WebCat? NOT...

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2003


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numero = 49769
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texte = On 25.4.2003 15:06 Uhr, Kenneth Grome wrote:> I have credit card numbers to hide because I run an online store. > Anyone else have something similar to hide from people who are not > supposed to have access to it? How do we know credit card numbers > are not being sent back to SMSI, or even to one of its potential > software hackers?Of course, but then donıt use any computer. Do you have Credit Cards? If so and you pay in any restaurant they have the same number UNENCRYPTED in their hands. Now, I feel more insecure with the employees in a restaurant then with SMSI. > What evidence do you have that they are not some freaks? Have you > met or do you know any of the programmers personally? Even if you > know then, how can you possibly assure us that they are *ALL* happy > at SMSI, and that none of them have axes to grind with SMSI's > management?With this argument you definitely donıt have to use any computer or technical device in any way anymore:-)I know some developers and after seeing them wondered how they could ever come up with such a good application (no names mentioned here).But honestly, SMSI will just hurt themselves if they would do something like this. There are still trustworthy people out there.> This doesn't matter when the developers do not also create features > that give them unauthorized access to the data on my server that > belongs to innocent online shoppers. God only knows WHAT data is > really being sent back to the company ...Ok, true. Maybe SMSI could display a message telling that they are about to send a message back to them and that no private data is being sent. Like in BBEdit or others apps sometimes do.But like I said, you can never be sure with ANY program that sits on your computer what is being sent back and forth.Sincerely, Nitai Aventaggiato CEO-- Tools to energize your business Content Management & eBusiness SystemsComputerOil GmbH http://computeroil.com/ Unionstrasse 4 info@computeroil.com 8032 Zürich/Switzerland Tel: +41 (0)43 333 1 555 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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  3. Re: Pirated WebCat? NOT... (marc@kaiwi.com (Marc Kaiwi) 2003)
  4. Re: Pirated WebCat? NOT... (Doug Deck 2003)
  5. Re: Pirated WebCat? NOT... (Phillip Bonesteele 2003)
  6. Re: Pirated WebCat? NOT... (marc@kaiwi.com (Marc Kaiwi) 2003)
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  13. Re: Pirated WebCat? NOT... (Joe D'Andrea 2003)
  14. Re: Pirated WebCat? NOT... (Doug Deck 2003)
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  16. Re: Pirated WebCat? NOT... (Kenneth Grome 2003)
  17. Re: Pirated WebCat? NOT... (Kenneth Grome 2003)
  18. Re: Pirated WebCat? NOT... (marc@kaiwi.com (Marc Kaiwi) 2003)
  19. Re: Pirated WebCat? NOT... (Nitai @ ComputerOil 2003)
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  22. Re: Pirated WebCat? NOT... (Daniel Schutzsmith 2003)
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  24. Re: Pirated WebCat? NOT... (Nitai @ ComputerOil 2003)
  25. Re: Pirated WebCat? NOT... (Kenneth Grome 2003)
  26. Re: Pirated WebCat? NOT... (Kenneth Grome 2003)
  27. Re: Pirated WebCat? NOT... (Nitai @ ComputerOil 2003)
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  29. Re: Pirated WebCat? NOT... (Kenneth Grome 2003)
  30. Pirated WebCat? NOT... (Rob Blair 2003)
On 25.4.2003 15:06 Uhr, Kenneth Grome wrote:> I have credit card numbers to hide because I run an online store. > Anyone else have something similar to hide from people who are not > supposed to have access to it? How do we know credit card numbers > are not being sent back to SMSI, or even to one of its potential > software hackers?Of course, but then donıt use any computer. Do you have Credit Cards? If so and you pay in any restaurant they have the same number UNENCRYPTED in their hands. Now, I feel more insecure with the employees in a restaurant then with SMSI. > What evidence do you have that they are not some freaks? Have you > met or do you know any of the programmers personally? Even if you > know then, how can you possibly assure us that they are *ALL* happy > at SMSI, and that none of them have axes to grind with SMSI's > management?With this argument you definitely donıt have to use any computer or technical device in any way anymore:-)I know some developers and after seeing them wondered how they could ever come up with such a good application (no names mentioned here).But honestly, SMSI will just hurt themselves if they would do something like this. There are still trustworthy people out there.> This doesn't matter when the developers do not also create features > that give them unauthorized access to the data on my server that > belongs to innocent online shoppers. God only knows WHAT data is > really being sent back to the company ...Ok, true. Maybe SMSI could display a message telling that they are about to send a message back to them and that no private data is being sent. Like in BBEdit or others apps sometimes do.But like I said, you can never be sure with ANY program that sits on your computer what is being sent back and forth.Sincerely, Nitai Aventaggiato CEO-- Tools to energize your business Content Management & eBusiness SystemsComputerOil GmbH http://computeroil.com/ Unionstrasse 4 info@computeroil.com 8032 Zürich/Switzerland Tel: +41 (0)43 333 1 555 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Nitai @ ComputerOil

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