Re: Evil Internet, Yet Again

[Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>]

On Thu, 3 Apr 2008, Larry Seltzer wrote:
> My God, will someone please think of the children?!?!?!

We should block some more porn sites at the ISP/national levels.
It's for the children!!

> Larry Seltzer
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> From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of John.Crissup () us 
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> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 12:40 PM
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>  It's actually fairly easy.  Of course, pointing out the voltage doesn't tell the entire story.  The current would be 
> practically nothing, but good for a good jolt to the nervous system.  Of course, tossing out the voltage level alone 
> makes good headlines.  Remember years ago when one could buy the little foil covered books that shocked you when you 
> opened them?  Or the trick lighters?  They used to sell these things in comic books.
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>  Personally, based on the story alone, I think charging him with a weapons violation is getting a bit extreme.  Next 
> they'll be charging kids for bringing power cords to school.  "The perpetrator had a power cord that was capable of 
> delivering a continuous 120VAC shock by simply snipping the cord from a lamp and pressing the exposed end against the 
> intended victim."
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> John
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> From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Larry Seltzer
> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:35 AM
> To: Richard M. Smith; funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: Re: [funsec] Evil Internet, Yet Again
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> How can something with that kind of battery generate 600 volts?
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> Larry Seltzer
> eWEEK.com Security Center Editor
> http://security.eweek.com/
> http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/ <http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/Contributing>
> Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
> larry.seltzer () ziffdavisenterprise com
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> From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Richard M. Smith
> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:58 AM
> To: funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: [funsec] Evil Internet, Yet Again
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> http://wcbstv.com/topstories/Shocking.Camera.Arrest.2.691020.html
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> Teen Arrested For Modifiying Camera Into 'Taser'
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> CLINTON, Conn. (AP) ? A 14-year-old student at Morgan School in Clinton is facing a weapons charge, accused of 
> tinkering with a disposable camera to make it capable of zapping people with an electrical charge.
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> Police say the camera, modified according to instructions available on the Internet, had been converted into an 
> improvised electronic demobilizing device similar to a Taser.
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> Police say the student never managed to use the device because a teacher intervened.
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> School Resource Officer Kyle Strunjo says the makeshift device is potentially capable of a 600-volt shock.
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> The 14-year-old student has been charged with possession of a dangerous weapon on school grounds, attempted assault 
> and breach of peace.
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