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Directors of "Stopbadware.org" are |
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[[John Palfrey]], Executive Director of the Berkman Center and Harvard Clinical Professor of Law, and [[Jonathan Zittrain]], Harvard Law Visiting Professor and Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at Oxford University. Advisory board members include [[Esther Dyson]] and [[Vint Cerf]]. |
[[John Palfrey]], Executive Director of the Berkman Center and Harvard Clinical Professor of Law, and [[Jonathan Zittrain]], Harvard Law Visiting Professor and Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at Oxford University. Advisory board members include [[Esther Dyson]] and [[Vint Cerf]]. |
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==Defining "badware"== |
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'''Stopbadware.org''' defines "badware" as follows: |
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:1. If the application acts deceptively or irreversibly. |
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:2. If the application engages in potentially objectionable behavior without: |
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:* First, prominently disclosing to the user that it will engage in such behavior, in clear and non-technical language, and |
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:* Then, obtaining the user's affirmative consent to that aspect of the application.[http://www.stopbadware.org/home/guidelines] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Malware]] |
* [[Malware]] |
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Revision as of 18:01, 28 August 2006
Stopbadware.org is a consumer-oriented nonprofit organization aimed at fighting malicious software, or "badware". The organization is run by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School, and Oxford University's Oxford Internet Institute. Support is being provided by Google, Lenovo, and Sun Microsystems. Consumer Reports WebWatch is serving as an unpaid special advisor.
Staff
Directors of "Stopbadware.org" are John Palfrey, Executive Director of the Berkman Center and Harvard Clinical Professor of Law, and Jonathan Zittrain, Harvard Law Visiting Professor and Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at Oxford University. Advisory board members include Esther Dyson and Vint Cerf.
Defining "badware"
Stopbadware.org defines "badware" as follows:
- 1. If the application acts deceptively or irreversibly.
- 2. If the application engages in potentially objectionable behavior without:
- First, prominently disclosing to the user that it will engage in such behavior, in clear and non-technical language, and
- Then, obtaining the user's affirmative consent to that aspect of the application.[1]