Re: Botnets, IRC servers and firewalls?

[Gadi Evron <ge () egotistical reprehensible net>]

> Not in this country, and nor should you- morally the theif and the
> murderer are the ones at fault.  I can use your *pen* to kill someone
> quite easily- does this mean that you're now required to have a "pen
> safe?"  I can use the category 5 cable connecting your computer to the
> jack in the wall to strangle someone- does that now have to be locked up?
> Any legal system flawed enough to produce liability in such cases on a
> regular basis is doomed to more abuse than the original damage.

Most computer crimes are not "hacking", they are about computers being 
used to perpetrate/help commit a crime, such as fraud.

Economic damages caused by computer crimes, worms, etc. are sky-rocketing.

The difference between if a person stole your gun to kill someone, or 
your .. cable.. is that a gun is a weapon.

If someone stole your gun and committed a crime you may not be tried for 
murder, but you will be for negligence.

Again, I don't believe users should be tried for negligence, I was just 
stating what would have happened if some sort of training/legislation 
was in place, much like for car driving. Again, this was on the 
philosophical level/plain.

DDoS is a weapon, used for blackmail, economic harm, etc.

The analogy, although not the severity, is perfect, imo.

        Gadi Evron.

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