is it 'legal' for websites to modify your registry....

[IBhacknU]

.... without your knowledge?

I know cookies are one thing, but isn't messing with the registry considered a NO-NO?

 

[dude]

Only if you were standing on your head when it was modified...

 

[Valhalla1]

well, its legal in the sense that theres no federal law or statute that makes it illegal

 

[IBhacknU]

well, that's why I say 'legal', in quotes. It's regarding the Napster thread that got locked. Sure, it's not cool for a company to do that, but what right do they have to invade that space on my computer?

 

[Killbat]

I'm sure you'll find something about in the license agreement that you "read" when you installed the program.

 

[Valhalla1]

yeah, but the question was about websites, and theres usually no license agreement for websites.

 

[IBhacknU]

true... but regarding Napster, it's a program. I'm sure you give up all your rights when you make a deal with the devil

 

[Rendus]

Erm. There shouldn't be any way for a website to modify your registry. Just for it to assume you HAVE a registry is a longshot. Now, an ActiveX control could do it I suppose, as could one of many other locally-run plugins. But a website itself can't actually modify your registry.

Napster is an entirely different story...

 

[Scrapster]

IBHackinU - regarding your sig.

Wow, there's more stove top in those things then a thanksgiving turkey.



Scrapster

 

[IBhacknU]

and there's more where that came from

 

[Valhalla1]

okay, I dont get that sig

 

[BiggieN]

the sig is awesome..i wish i had a sig like that...

 

[Scrapster]

IBHacknU,

Now I understand why you were so anxious in setting up apache.

Scrapster

 

[DABANSHEE]

Well every time you install net client software, such as 'Napster' you are modifying your registry & by default giving it permission to alter it's own registry entries whenever such client software deems it neccesary.

Browsing the web will not alter your registry. If you want to keep your registry 'pure' its up to you not to install any client software or media plug-ins or players.

You seem to be getting the internet & the World wide web mixed up.

 

[Howard]

That from Saturday Night Live? Jesus that guy was fat...

 

[SuperTool]

Yeah, I am sure the congress has time to pass a law about not modifying the registry.
They aren't into computers. They would rather talk about sex with interns.

 

[sweetrobin]

hehe

 

[slicksilver]

I dunno if it is legal or not but I wouldn't tolerate anything of that sort on my puter though

Raj

 

[DABANSHEE]

Well unless you have no file sharing clients or streaming media players on your computer, then you do have net based software on your computer that does have the ability to change registry settings, mind you only their only registry settings.

This is a furphy, only propergated by people who don't know what they are taking about. Stop worring.