[Amerigomag]

What started as a little oops driven by a need to know way too much personal information about its customers, Sony may well compromise countless networks worldwide, including US DOD nets.

[Defiant]

Good day to be a class action lawyer.

[SoDak]

On the other hand, DOD computers should be for official use only and people introducing this software by unofficial use should be reprimanded for it.

[MikefromOhio]

Sony may well compromise countless networks worldwide, including US DOD nets.

I'll believe that when I see it. Generally stuff that isn't work related, and anything Sony will be, is discouraged from being loaded.

[DoughtyOne]

The message from many on this forum for a long long time has been...

Rule number one, corporations are beneficial
Rule number two, corporations can do no wrong
Rule number three, see rules one and two

I've seen a good many things explained away using these rules

There are exceptions to every rule, and Sony's problem makes that clear

[rawhide]

Mega-mega big oops! Sony may have just caused a worldwide panic by their bumbling software. It is good they are removing the cd's from the stores, but what about the ones already sold? and what about all the pc's that already infected? Or the pc's that have not been affected today, but might be tomorrow when someone loads the cd onto their pc? and what about the networks that are infected? and the software removal tool, how it opens the door for many future viruses and unauthorized programs to load? Sony is in very deep doo-doo over this. This thing just keeps growing! We have not seen the end of this, I am afraid.

[backhoe]

Infection US photo.

with original at http://www.doxpara.com.nyud.net:8090/planetsony_usa.JPG

and for Europe which was not supposed to have any is at

[thoughtomator]

This is directly derived from the methods used by Sony's Verant Interactive subsidiary to detect cheaters in their MMORPGs (and is about as successful).