As advances made in the technological sector are happening rapidly, so are changes being made in the way that legal decisions and precedents deal with the advances.

Every day, the legal system, both here and abroad, is adapting to the most recent breakthroughs and changes in defining legalities, property rights and even what “is” the law.

A legal (and security) issue that has become a major concern in the last year is the download and use of false internet security programs.  Symantec recently estimated that as many as tens of millions of internet users have downloaded and legitimately paid for any of the scores of fake security programs online.

The sad irony is that many of these programs are, in themselves, malware – programs designed to pilfer information from and breach the security of the users’ computer.  It is always a wise step to research a computer security program online before downloading, installing or even visiting the site of any such program.

For more information on the topic, read this article from Reuters, which explains how tens of millions of U.S. computers have paid for scam security software installed that could actually be putting the computers at risk.