Beware “free” software…

Computer Security fans,

A friend asked me today about “Pi currency”. Said he hadn’t put any money into it. Just installed an app on his phone and it mines Pi by itself. Another friend pointed him to it. Over the past few weeks, he’s accumulated about 50 units of Pi currency at no cost. Pi doesn’t actually have any dollar value yet, but he’s hopeful that it will
someday.

Sounds great, right? Maybe not… Here’s what I told him.
- http://bristle.com/Tips/Security.htm#beware_free_software

— Fred

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