Talk:Niklas Zennström
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[edit] Regarding my addition of mention of malware issues in kazaa...
I understand the concerns over living person biographies, but this article read like a promo piece, with nothing mentioning anything negative that has come to light, of which there are many. I'm not against him - I don't see him as an evil monster, but as someone listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world recently (see article) including only the positive is a huge mistake. I did NOT add anything claiming he is currently involved in anything nasty, just a single short bit that Kazaa was both criticized for being stuffed with malware (stuffed to the gills, though I did not say as much since that would have been inappropriate - I figure people can follow the link and learn about it if they care), and also that they were under fire from the recording industry, which won lawsuits against them, and lost others. I think I will go back and remove the latter mentions... I had included them in hopes that I could show that they (Kazaa) were under fire from both sides, intending to imply it was not a cut-and-dried situation of an evil company just out to screw the user, but I think I just ended up making them sound bad (not my intention - just wanted a *beginning* of balance to emerge). Please edit as you see fit, of course, but PLEASE consider the importance of the history of his work with KaZaA and KaZaA's incredibly well documented malicious behavior toward their own users. There is plenty of stuff to be added about Skype's security through obfuscation etc. but my goal really is NOT to slam him and his companies, just to turn what seemed like a corporate promo piece into the vaguest beginnings of a balanced piece... a LONG way to go, please help rather than just revert my changes. I know it still needs a LOT of work, including my additions. Thank you! --Fitzhugh 05:04, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, I didnt see this before undoing your edits. I agree with what you say about that these things should be mentioned (I dont have any experience on the presense of malware/spyware in kazaa, since i never really used it that much), if they are indeed true. but they were given WAY too much focus. Perhaps a shorter mention of this further down the article would be better. And best would probably be if the issue was resolved on the Kazaa page first. I think I'll add something about it further down the page... LarsHolmberg 10:36, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
It was my understanding that the malware was introduced after the sale to Sharman Networks (sorry no source, only memory.) Of course there is still fact that the application in question was marketed as a tool to commit copyright infringement and that it was sold to the shady Sharman Networks. 83.183.22.96 (talk) 17:20, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
