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Jat · 06-19-2003, 02:37 AM

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Originally posted by Normus
Though I would think if he puts into law the ok to fry offending computers, there would be several people out there who would like to see just how secure his own computer system is. I would think he may want to consider leaving any computer system he has unpluged from the internet. Not that i would sugest anyone do that sort of thing, but i think you all know it would happen.

He probably doesn't even own a computer. It is a tool of the devil you know.

garraty · 06-19-2003, 02:37 AM

Problem is, he now has to destroy his own computer

pariah · 06-19-2003, 05:27 AM

Fuck that shit, no one is putting a backdoor on my nix system. Even if they shut down peer to peer, I still have irc and ftp.

MortalWombat · 06-19-2003, 07:09 AM

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Originally posted by Cicero
Say HELLOOOOOOOO, Count Zero.

Orrin Hatch, the Senator from Exxon, should be thrown in the harbor in a sack full of cats.

Minus the cats.

Optional · 06-19-2003, 10:32 AM

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Originally posted by Yggdrasill
If they created a backdoor in the operating systems, you can be sure that there would be a crack available within five hours of it's widespread detection. At least if the Mictosoft and Apple didn't make a real effort, if they made a real effort, several days may elapse before the crack is available. I'm not worried.

Yeah. I know a guy that refuses to apply any microsoft patch at all. Instead, he deconstructs them, reads the code, fixes any bugs he finds (and he ALWAYS finds at least one), and installs THAT. And occasionally e-mails microsoft with the really bad bugs he finds.

OS backdoors might stop the casual user, but won't even put a dent in the actual cracking activities.

-me

Autonemesis · 06-20-2003, 07:26 AM

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Originally posted by garraty
Problem is, he now has to destroy his own computer

Yep, Wired is carrying the story. Seems Hatch is using code for a menu system on his website without having purchased a license for it.

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,59305,00.html

This is amazing, Republicans aren't noted for hypocrisy.

Cicero · 06-20-2003, 08:40 AM

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Originally posted by MortalWombat
Minus the cats.

Ok...(sigh)...but we'll lose half the effect...

Thesouphead · 06-20-2003, 08:44 AM

They can't do that. That would be them taking matters into their own hands which is/should be illegal. There is no "innocent until proven guilty" if this takes place. When you download a song, you don't always know if it is copywrited or not. Sometimes the song you tried to download turns about to be a completely different song all together.

Cicero · 06-20-2003, 08:22 PM

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Originally posted by Thesouphead
They can't do that.

They have demonstrated that they can do whatever they bloody well please.

Remember when we had the rule of law?

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06-19-2003, 02:37 AM	#12
garraty Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: the most isolated city in the world Posts: 1,131	Problem is, he now has to destroy his own computer

06-19-2003, 05:27 AM	#13
pariah Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: الرياض Posts: 6,456	Fuck that shit, no one is putting a backdoor on my nix system. Even if they shut down peer to peer, I still have irc and ftp.

06-20-2003, 08:44 AM	#18
Thesouphead Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta Posts: 717	They can't do that. That would be them taking matters into their own hands which is/should be illegal. There is no "innocent until proven guilty" if this takes place. When you download a song, you don't always know if it is copywrited or not. Sometimes the song you tried to download turns about to be a completely different song all together.

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