Humans may accidentally send aliens a computer virus

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rmslade () shaw ca>]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/11856221/Humans-may-
accidentally-send-aliens-a-computer-virus.html

I don't actually think anybody but the reporter actually took this particular 
suggestion seriously (just using it as an outre example of why you have to be 
careful), but I still think somebody's been watching "Independence Day" way too 
many times ...

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rslade () vcn bc ca     slade () victoria tc ca     rslade () computercrime org
If the number 666 is evil, is 25.8069758 the root of all evil?
          - https://twitter.com/#!/dragosr/status/168270085159534592
victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm http://www.infosecbc.org/links
http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/author/p1/
http://twitter.com/rslade
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