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> -----Original Message----- |
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> From: Enrico Weigelt [mailto:weigelt@×××××.de] |
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> Sent: 05 January 2007 19:46 |
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> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Follow-up on the HDD problems... |
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> * Nelson, David (ED, PAR&D) <David.Nelson2@×××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> > Unfortunately software developers can do a lot to your system |
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> > under the guise of "copy protection". I for one think that |
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> > there should be a written warning on the back of the box of |
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> > every game that installs software on your PC for the purpose |
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> > of copy protection. Some such as Starforce can cause havoc |
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> > with a system. |
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> There also were some rumors about trojans on audio discs. |
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> I'd really like to get one of those discs into my fingers, |
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> for an forensic analysis + criminal information. |
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> Installing trojans is criminal (at least in .de), and should |
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> be treated as such. |
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> cu |
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Are you referring to the Sony disks that installed 'copy protection'/'no |
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cd ripping for you buddy' software? This wasn't so much a trojan itself |
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afaik as a rather poorly written piece of software that could be |
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exploited. |
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And, of course, no-one knew it was there. |
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David |
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Note: These views are my own, advice is provided with no guarantee of |
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success. I do not represent anyone else in any emails I send to this |
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list. |
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