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Should those who write the OS have the right to remotely remove applications from your machine?   [Edit]

Survey period: 21 Mar 2011 to 28 Mar 2011

Removing a malicious program from your machine without your consent or knowledge can be viewed as an emergency safety measure or gross violation. Do you think it's OK?

OptionVotes% 
Yes, if the fact that they can do this is made clear before I aquired the device or OS.909.34
Yes, if the application they wish to remove is malicious.13814.32
I haven't made up my mind.383.94
Generally no, though there may be a reason they need to I can't think of.21722.51
Absolutely not under any circumstances. Even if I agreed to letting them when I aquired the device or OS.48149.90



 
GeneralBoring question, can we have another one ? PinPopular
Maximilien21-Mar-11 0:38
Maximilien21-Mar-11 0:38 
GeneralRe: Boring question, can we have another one ? PinPopular
Chris Maunder21-Mar-11 8:53
cofounderChris Maunder21-Mar-11 8:53 
GeneralRe: Boring question, can we have another one ? Pin
Maximilien21-Mar-11 13:53
Maximilien21-Mar-11 13:53 
GeneralRe: Boring question, can we have another one ? Pin
Gary Wheeler22-Mar-11 0:12
Gary Wheeler22-Mar-11 0:12 
GeneralNo! Pin
Dylan Morley20-Mar-11 23:08
Dylan Morley20-Mar-11 23:08 
GeneralVista would have had problems. PinPopular
OriginalGriff20-Mar-11 21:53
mveOriginalGriff20-Mar-11 21:53 
GeneralHell no Pin
Sander Rossel20-Mar-11 21:01
professionalSander Rossel20-Mar-11 21:01 
GeneralYes, but only if... PinPopular
Gandalf_TheWhite20-Mar-11 20:10
professionalGandalf_TheWhite20-Mar-11 20:10 
It should prior notifies the user and point out that particular malicious program/application an asked for the user's permission before removing it.
Either way its helps to keep clean OS when someone who don't even know whether its been malicious or not and before it ruin the performance of the OS.
Believe Yourself™

GeneralRe: Yes, but only if... Pin
Simon Dufour21-Mar-11 2:28
Simon Dufour21-Mar-11 2:28 
GeneralIf we have Yes to it... Pin
Ravi Sant20-Mar-11 19:56
Ravi Sant20-Mar-11 19:56 
GeneralAbsolutely not! Pin
Nithin Sundar20-Mar-11 19:56
Nithin Sundar20-Mar-11 19:56 
GeneralRe: Absolutely not! Pin
OriginalGriff20-Mar-11 21:54
mveOriginalGriff20-Mar-11 21:54 
GeneralRe: Absolutely not! Pin
Mladen Janković21-Mar-11 10:49
Mladen Janković21-Mar-11 10:49 
GeneralHelp yes but... Pin
Wendelius20-Mar-11 19:43
mentorWendelius20-Mar-11 19:43 
Generalwho defines malicious? PinPopular
PJ Arends20-Mar-11 19:13
professionalPJ Arends20-Mar-11 19:13 
GeneralRe: who defines malicious? Pin
Eddy Vluggen20-Mar-11 22:18
professionalEddy Vluggen20-Mar-11 22:18 
GeneralRe: who defines malicious? Pin
jsc4221-Mar-11 23:37
professionaljsc4221-Mar-11 23:37 
GeneralAndroid already doing it (A) Pin
Venkatesh Mookkan20-Mar-11 19:06
Venkatesh Mookkan20-Mar-11 19:06 
GeneralRe: Android already doing it (A) Pin
ed welch20-Mar-11 23:56
ed welch20-Mar-11 23:56 
GeneralRe: Android already doing it (A) Pin
Venkatesh Mookkan20-Mar-11 23:59
Venkatesh Mookkan20-Mar-11 23:59 
GeneralRe: Android already doing it (A) Pin
Member 451331322-Mar-11 0:02
Member 451331322-Mar-11 0:02 
GeneralRe: Android already doing it (A) Pin
Venkatesh Mookkan22-Mar-11 0:09
Venkatesh Mookkan22-Mar-11 0:09 
GeneralLet it be known.... Pin
Yusuf20-Mar-11 18:07
Yusuf20-Mar-11 18:07 
GeneralRe: Let it be known.... [modified] PinPopular
Slacker00721-Mar-11 0:20
professionalSlacker00721-Mar-11 0:20 
GeneralRe: Let it be known.... Pin
Kamran Behzad21-Mar-11 13:44
Kamran Behzad21-Mar-11 13:44 

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