Disturbing circumstances

[tris]

Recent issues with my computer forced me to contact the online support center for my antispyware provider. Imagine the unsettling feeling as my computer was taken over remotely while the technician tracked down the problem.

Of course, I had to release control of the computer to the technician, but it seems to me that an unscrupulous person could do the same thing without my permission.

With all the tracking cookies out there (both legal and illegal) it almost sparks an idea for a novel from a variety of angles.

[metalikhan]

It is a bit spooky how potentially vulnerable technology has made us in so many ways. I saw a tv show this weekend — actually had the tv on, I should mark that on the calendar! — about cyber-terrorism. The core of the story involved some radicals with access to Euro banks' computer codes. They weren't planning to steal anything; they only wanted to create financial chaos in wealthy countries by locking or erasing all bank records. The trigger for this catastrophe was the single use of a ATM card. The show was called Wallendar (don't know if I spelled it right) about a detective in Sweden.

You're right, tris. The potential for a variety of stories is tremendous considering how much we all depend on computer technology.