Comments on: New FBI Net surveillance bill

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:53:34 +0000

And when a substantial number of people begin to use encryption to foil the nosy feds, I suppose we can expect yet another fbi sponsored bill to compel those people to disclose their passwords. Doesnt the UK already have such a law?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:47:58 +0000

So let me get this straight.

This bill is passed and the hardware makers have to both ensure all new hardware does this, and provide upgrades to allow old hardware to do it too. Not just multi-million dollar telco hardware, but ordinary routers and stuff that just about any isp would have lying around the server rooms.

So the hackers just get onto ebay or some other equivalent to find some of this hardware that’s being flogged off because the isp went bust or got bought or whatever. Then they get the upgrades off the manufacturer’s website using some fake email address or stationery or whatever.

Then they study the differences in the old hardware before and after the upgrade to isolate the backdoors. Then the entire Internet of the usa gets ‘Pwned!!!!!’ by every hacker who’s prepared to pay for the backdoor passwords, while the rest of the world looks on and runs a betting pool on how long it’ll take to restore ‘normal’ service if ever.

Right. That’s gotta be a new guinness ‘Dumbest Idea Ever’ record candidate. The really scary part is that these bureaucrats think it’s a great idea, that’ll actually work!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 06:52:59 +0000

He is the candidate that ran under the
Constitution Party.

http://www.constitutionparty.com

The Republicans told me that if I voted for him,
that I’d be voting for Kerry. I told them that
voting for Bush would be the same as voting for
Kerry. The only difference between them as far
as I am concerned is what lies they tell and who
they lie to.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:25:18 +0000

Next they’ll be pushing for every new house to have an FBI “backdoor” a secret door that only the FBI can cross so they can come in whenever they feel like it and steal stuff from the fridge!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:23:07 +0000

I can see the news on Linksys’ website right now “New firmware available for your router. With exciting new features for the hacker next door to explore!”.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:25:59 +0000

If this was really about what I consider to be actual “criminals and terrorists” I would be begrudgingly accepting of it. Since it’s real purpose is the next logical step in creating a police state I think it’s yet another abomination of our government. By itself this would be one thing, but there’s a clear pattern here. I will not stoop to name calling those who refuse to see it.