Mark Russinovich Quotes (11 Quotes)

Most users that stumble across the cloaked files with a RKR scan will cripple their computer if they attempt the obvious step of deleting the cloaked files,

Sonys uncloaking patch puts users systems at risk of a blue-screen crash and the associated chance of data loss, ... This type of cloaking prohibits safely unloading the driver while Windows is running.

We're still in this new digital era where the entertainment industry wants to protect ... their content, without due consideration of the consumer's right to use that content in a fair way. We need to have an open discussion as to where we should draw the line.

It's absolutely a growing danger.

It definitely hit a nerve with a lot of people, ... I think part of it is the encroachment on our everyday lives, people being afraid that we're losing our right to privacy, our right to control our own property.

I know this is the last copy-protected CD I will buy,

They're not saying music should be free, they're saying companies should not be able to install something on your computer that you're unaware of and that you have no way of uninstalling,

It's extremely disturbing and unsettling that Sony has taken digital rights management to this level of deceit.

While I believe in the media industry's right to use copy protection mechanisms to prevent illegal copying, I don't think that we've found the right balance of fair use and copy protection yet. This is a clear case of Sony taking digital rights management too far.

This is a good first step, but Sony has a ways to go to make things right for the consumer.

Two of the most prevalent threats to Windows security are malicious software attacks and the fact that end-users must often run with administrative rights. Protection Manager is the first solution capable of defeating those threats through an approach that prevents all unauthorized applications from executing, merged with a least privilege environment that provides the minimum necessary user access rights.