s2k cancer research team question
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Originally posted by Saab9-3
Is it safe- I mean it sounds like I am letting someone else use my computer. Does it pose any security/hacking issues?
Is it safe- I mean it sounds like I am letting someone else use my computer. Does it pose any security/hacking issues?
I'm using Norton Antivirus and Norton Internet Security and I haven't seen any problems. I don't think that I would do this without my software firewall. I also have a router with built-in firewall protection as well.
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I'm not going to tell you that anything is 100% safe, because nothing really is. However, they do have 931,000+ members and 1.9 Million device installations which means it's likely that the client has been run under the microscope.
Additionally, Intel's Chief Security Officer signed off on the UD client to run on Intel's employees systems. As of right now, Intel Corp is the #3 team for number of CPU hours.
Here's snippet from their Privacy & Security Statement:
"PRIVACY & SECURITY
United Devices assures Members that applications will not damage their systems or invade their privacy in any way. Our agent runs unobtrusively in the computing background and is not invasive. It cannot detect or change any other files or material on Members machines. It can only update project-specific data in its own files.
United Devices Members will always be told what projects they are running. They also will have access to Web pages outlining which organizations are providing the project applications and explaining those projects. Members always have the option of opting out of a project.
Members will be able to control how much of their system resources are used by United Devices and will be given user preference options on a wide range of factors, including:
Whether the program runs as a screensaver or an application
When computation and communication can be done
Whether connections should be made automatically
Which proxies and firewall settings to use
To protect Member privacy, Members are asked to create a member name when they install the UD Agent. This member name is maintained in the Member profile and used to identify each member on the UD web site and on any scoreboards."
Additionally, Intel's Chief Security Officer signed off on the UD client to run on Intel's employees systems. As of right now, Intel Corp is the #3 team for number of CPU hours.
Here's snippet from their Privacy & Security Statement:
"PRIVACY & SECURITY
United Devices assures Members that applications will not damage their systems or invade their privacy in any way. Our agent runs unobtrusively in the computing background and is not invasive. It cannot detect or change any other files or material on Members machines. It can only update project-specific data in its own files.
United Devices Members will always be told what projects they are running. They also will have access to Web pages outlining which organizations are providing the project applications and explaining those projects. Members always have the option of opting out of a project.
Members will be able to control how much of their system resources are used by United Devices and will be given user preference options on a wide range of factors, including:
Whether the program runs as a screensaver or an application
When computation and communication can be done
Whether connections should be made automatically
Which proxies and firewall settings to use
To protect Member privacy, Members are asked to create a member name when they install the UD Agent. This member name is maintained in the Member profile and used to identify each member on the UD web site and on any scoreboards."
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