<incom> OLPC scare story?

[Bob Hughes]

I have just noticed this item in the Guardian technology supplement, 
February 7th 2008:

"Crime fears as cheap PCs head for Africa - Initiatives such as the 
OLPC and Classmate could mean an explosion in botnets in the 
developing world, warn security experts." by Pete Warren:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/feb/07/olpc.security?gusrc=rss&feed=technology

The article is illustrated with a photograph of a classroom of 
African kids with OLPC XOs - the potential criminals, perhaps.

The original report emanates from the Finnish computer security firm 
F-secure. Is this a genuine concern, or a cheap marketing ploy?

Bob Hughes
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