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Survey Written By: Sara Gordon
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Reprinted From Fido With Permission
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- From Sara Gordon
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This is a servey Sara Gordon is doing, we would like to also see the
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answers to this servey.
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If you send it here we will foward it to Sara, or if you send it direct
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please send us a copy.
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From: Sara Gordon
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Thanks in advance for any responses, please circulate this survey to
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whomever you think may be interested in responding. I am particularly
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interested in non-power pc users, and blue collar workers. thank you.
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These questions are being asked to help document how different people
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perceive various aspects of the virus problem. Any and all responses
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will be appreciated. It is not necessary to include any identifying
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information, but you can if you wish. Affiliation/Position would be
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appreciated, such as Virus Writer, Virus Exchange BBS Sysop, Virus
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Collector, Professor of Law, Student of Psychology, etc.
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I've asked these general questions before, so if you responded then, I
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would still appreciate another response now. People change their ideas
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on all of this from time to time, so I'm trying to get a current
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perspective :)
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Responses can be e-mailed via Fidonet 1:227/190, Internet vfr@netcom.com
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or SGordon@Dockmaster.ncsc.mil, or Virnet 9:10/0. Paper mail responses
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are also appreciated, at the address P.O. Box 11417 South Bend, Indiana
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46624. You may directly upload your answers via modem, if you wish, to
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219-273-2431; logon survey , password survey.
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Thank you very much for the continued assistance so many of you have
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given in the past!
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1. Laws addressing computer viruses vary from location to location. Are
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you familiar with the laws of your country? If so, can you tell me what
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laws specifically address the virus problem? Please be as specific as
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possible.
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2. Do you know of anyone who has been prosecuted under any portion of
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any law pertaining to computer viruses? If so, please give as much
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detail as you know regarding charges, sentencing, recidivism, etc.
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3. Are you familiar with the term 'incitement'? If so, how do you feel
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about this portion of law that many countries are now adopting?
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4. Please tell me how you view this statement. "If it is not illegal to
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do it, it is ok to do it". Specifically, since it is legal in many
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places to put viruses on a BBS for anyone to take, with no restrictions,
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do you think this is an o.k. thing to do? Why or why not?
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5. Please define "Responsible" behaviour relating to distribution of
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viruses.
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6. Please define "Computer Virus Researcher", paying special attention
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to the term Researcher :). What is a researcher? What qualification and
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responsibilities does a Researcher have?
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7. What is the function of INTERPOL as you understand it?
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8. Which branch of governments that you are aware of deal with computer
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viruses, if any? This can be from your own country or from any country
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that you are familiar with. What is the function of the branch/division
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you are aware of.
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9. Do you feel the trend in legislation against computer virus exchange
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bbs will continue to grow? Do you think it is a healthy trend?
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10. Do you think laws in other countries are applicable in cyberspace,
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where there are no formal territorial boundaries?
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11. Have you ever taken a class relating to ethics? If so, at what grade
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level. Did the class specifically address ethical behaviours as relate
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to computing environments? Please define the word "ethics", i.e. what
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does this mean to you personally.
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The source of all information will be publicly available unless you
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specifically state you do NOT want your name used, so please, make sure
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you specify if you do NOT want your name or any identifying information
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used. If you do not want your name used, and say so :), any info you
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give will be presented like "a virus writer from argentina" or
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"professor of history from china", i.e., generic. If this is still too
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broad for your liking, please specify to not include any reference to
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you personally.
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Laws are being tossed about daily, globally that could have far more
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reaching impact than I ever realised. I am interested to know what other
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people are thinking and doing to help stop this from happening.
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Also, if you have a resource file, text file, paper, article, or any
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information related to any of the above areas, I would appreciate
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receiving a copy. Please circulate these questions to anyone and
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anyplace you feel may have an interest in responding. Thanks :)
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Sara
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