gdcbyers

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by gdcbyers 15y ago
That is just illogical. The "banks" mistakes and failures do not justify the crimes committed by the "robbers". If you forgot to lock your car one day, it would be acceptable for me to steal said car if my intent was to teach you to always
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by gdcbyers 15y ago
You again, eh? No, they aren't. Lets review the definition. "An activist is a rigidly-defined term meaning an entity which acts to further some idea and bring it to public perception." If you agree that PETA's red paint stunts are counter-p
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by gdcbyers 15y ago
Raising awareness for privacy and security issues is a good thing. Doing so by creating more privacy and security issues is decidedly counterproductive.
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by gdcbyers 15y ago
I agree to the defined terms, and further purpose hacktivist is an activist who's chosen/preferred method is "technology", be it illegally accessing private systems, or building nifty robots out of servos and shit. But, what cause or idea h
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by gdcbyers 15y ago
And this has stopped being a mature conversation. Have a nice day.
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by gdcbyers 15y ago
I'm not talking about multinational corporations! I'm talking about the people, individuals that did nothing more sinister then reuse a password, who's personal information was released without their consent. Whoa is everyone except you, wh
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by gdcbyers 15y ago
Well, I think that about sums things up. burgerbrain doesn't "give a shit" about your rights, only his own! But we should still respect his option for some reason I can't think of right now.
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by gdcbyers 15y ago
Did you see the context of that comment? It was direct quote from the user I was replying to. I used the term "vandalism", in quotes, because that was how the previous poster categorized them. Do I consider them vandalism, on par with graff
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by gdcbyers 15y ago
> I don't claim LulzSec represents any cause. > It is offtopic, but I respect LulzSec specifically because I think they have the potential to drive home the concepts and ramifications of computer security, a topic which I find parti
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by gdcbyers 15y ago
So the abuses LulzSec perpetrates are acceptable because they aren't as powerful as the big bad evil government? Or because they appear to hate the government as much as you? I also could not help but notice you ignored my other points and
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by gdcbyers 15y ago
This response reeks of inaccurate presumptions about my beliefs, options and reasoning. Not to mention, you aren't even the guy I was replying to. But I will respond none the less because I believe in open conversation. >That you fixate
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by gdcbyers 15y ago
So in this little metaphor, the people play the role of the hostages, the government plays the role of the kidnappers (lawless criminals) and LulzSec play the role of the government (the good guys trying to save you) Interesting. Confusing,
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by gdcbyers 15y ago
Please clarify this statement. Are you suggesting that my distain for LulzSec and its methods are some how the result of brain washing or extreme trama? And if "We the people" are the Sheriff in this little Robin Hood adventure, who are the
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by gdcbyers 15y ago
Except we aren't the sheriff in this scenario. We are the people Robin Hood is trying to help. And I say petty thuggery and vandalism aren't helping.
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by gdcbyers 15y ago
"they released the info so people could change their passwords" They didn't need to release it for people to change their passwords. Wouldn't proving they compromised the database have be enough? Why does releasing innocent people's informa
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by gdcbyers 15y ago
How does breaking into private systems and releasing customers personal information expose abuse and corruption or promote human rights? Does Sony commit human rights atrocities I am not aware of? The exposed poor security in select system,