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Natural Citizen
05-24-2013, 06:51 PM
"Additionally, software can be written that will allow only authorized users to open files containing valuable information. If an unauthorized person accesses the information, a range of actions might then occur. For example, the file could be rendered inaccessible and the unauthorized user’s computer could be locked down, with instructions on how to contact law enforcement to get the password needed to unlock the account. Such measures do not violate existing laws on the use of the Internet, yet they serve to blunt attacks and stabilize a cyber incident to provide both time and evidence for law enforcement to become involved."

Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property - Report (http://ipcommission.org/report/IP_Commission_Report_052213.pdf)



what they're proposing is no less than the legitimizing of a form of malware that has attacked vast numbers of Internet users, costing them immense lost time, money, and grief.
You may have been unlucky enough to see this for yourself. It comes in various forms, but generally it claims to be a law enforcement warning (often saying it's from the FBI). It accuses you of having some kind of "illicit" material (usually a copyright violation and/or porn) on your system, and demands that you contact an address for "more information" -- or even that you make immediate payment of a "fine" to release your computer. Your webcam may even be surreptitiously used to include your photo to further confuse and upset you.

Of course, this is all a scam. If you go to that address, you'll likely download more malware, or be directed to provide credit card or bank account info to pay for your "violation" of law. Even if you pay, you have no assurance that this malware will go away. Even if it does seem to release you, it may hang around in the background sucking up your private information, bank account access data, and who knows what else.

Consumers attacked by this class of malware have spent enormous sums to get it actually cleaned out, and very many have been directly defrauded by it as well. And of course, these systems can't be used for anything else while the malware is actively threatening you.
- Vortex.com (http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/001034.html)

jclay2
05-24-2013, 06:57 PM
Unreal. Its like putting a boot on your car. I need to learn more about internet security and going anonymous...

pcosmar
05-24-2013, 07:05 PM
Trying to justify what Sony did a couple years ago.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/sony-music-cds-surreptitiously-install-drm-trojan-horses-on-pcs/2092

This shit is pushed by the same folks.. Same shit different packaging.

ChristianAnarchist
05-24-2013, 07:13 PM
This will force me to make hard drive "images" on a regular basis so I can always reformat the hard drive and restore to an earlier state. It's a bit of a pain, but I'll be damned if I'm going to go marching off to "the man" and ask them for permission to unlock my own damn computer !!!

pcosmar
05-24-2013, 07:16 PM
This will force me to make hard drive "images" on a regular basis so I can always reformat the hard drive and restore to an earlier state. It's a bit of a pain, but I'll be damned if I'm going to go marching off to "the man" and ask them for permission to unlock my own damn computer !!!

"the Man" does not have control of my computer. And I will not be installing Malware on it.

Natural Citizen
05-24-2013, 07:20 PM
This is the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property saying this. That's important to remember.

tangent4ronpaul
05-24-2013, 07:26 PM
Unreal. Its like putting a boot on your car. I need to learn more about internet security and going anonymous...

http://i.imgur.com/F63HM.jpg

http://bloomcollective.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anonymoussecuritystarterhandbook.pdf
https://whyweprotest.net/community/forums/resources.19/

-t

muh_roads
05-25-2013, 12:49 AM
http://i.imgur.com/F63HM.jpg

http://bloomcollective.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anonymoussecuritystarterhandbook.pdf
https://whyweprotest.net/community/forums/resources.19/

-t

Cool. Free boot. Sell it on Silk Road.

muh_roads
05-25-2013, 12:58 AM
Such measures do not violate existing laws on the use of the Internet

Using a simple anti-malware/anti-rootkit boot disc on my own computer isn't against the law either.

Try all they like. They will fail. Billions of monkeys punching away at keys all over the world can't be beat. Thwarting against attacks like this only makes protective measures grow stronger.

If the US government ever tried to shut down the internet, they would be screwed by an army of nerds. The US isn't destitute. We aren't Egypt where banning the internet isn't going to cause much retaliation.

heavenlyboy34
05-25-2013, 12:59 AM
I don't mind programmers designing copy-proof stuff (the only legitimate way to protect ideas, as IP is bullshit), but purposely installing malware on other people's computers is aggression and unacceptable behavior.

Professor8000
05-25-2013, 03:56 AM
http://i.imgur.com/F63HM.jpg

http://bloomcollective.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anonymoussecuritystarterhandbook.pdf
https://whyweprotest.net/community/forums/resources.19/

-t

Boots generally cover up the lug nuts... How the hell did he get the lug nuts off?