Subj : Re: disgusting: Norton 360 Now Comes With a Cryptominer
To   : August Abolins
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Sun Jan 16 2022 09:33 pm

Hi August,

On 2022-01-16 13:42:00, you wrote to me:

WvV>> As I understood it, it isn't turned on by default. The
WvV>> user has to turn it on by himself... The user can maybe
WvV>> earn a bit of money with it (after Norton take their
WvV>> cut), but that probably depens on your hardware, and how
WvV>> much you pay for the stuff that comes out of your wall
WvV>> sockets...

AA> People have been complaining that they can't even get their
AA> meager gains. The exchange/transfer fees more than outweigh the
AA> crypto gains.  The only monetary winner here is Norton, at the
AA> expense of the gullible user's use and cost of computer
AA> resources.

If that is the case, it will be short lived, because nobody wil use it, and Norton will loose their good name...

Bye, Wilfred.

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