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Computer
Viruses and "False Authority Syndrome"
Conclusion
| It
really happened |
Antivirus
firm
calls
an old program a
'new' Trojan horse |
I DON'T WANT
to dispel any particular computer virus myths someone may have told you
-- that's not my goal here. Rather, I want you to question a person's
expertise if he or she claims to speak with authority on computer viruses.
This way we can prevent all the "blind leading the blind" techno-babble.
And we can reduce the number of people who believe all the myths out there.
In summary:
- Most people have
little or no expertise in the field of computer viruses.
- People with little
or no expertise often fall prey to False Authority Syndrome.
- False Authority
Syndrome contributes significantly to the spread of fear and myths about
computer viruses.
Visual Developer
editor Jeff Duntemann sums it up best: "If people exercised greater
discretion in who and how and to what degree they place their trust, we
would know more as a community -- and we would know it better. There would
be fewer paths for bad or phony knowledge."
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