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In order to make it a consumer problem, we'd have to make it a criminal violation to participate in a botnet. We could make it a punishable infraction I suppos
by otterley 3y ago
In order to make it a consumer problem, we'd have to make it a criminal violation to participate in a botnet. We could make it a punishable infraction I suppose, much like a speeding ticket for automobiles, but somehow I just don't see this happening in a coordinated fashion across the world.
- hutzlibu 3y agoI think it is already illegal to participate in DDOS. Even though enforcement is .. pretty much nonexistent? And how could you enforce it? It would create an outcry if done consequently. (But maybe a neccessary one) But it also will be a consumer problem, if they cannot access important services anymore, because their IP has been blacklisted, because their toaster participated in too many DDOS or spam attacks.
- otterley 3y ago> I think it is already illegal to participate in DDOS. While it is unlawful to knowingly or intentionally participate in a DDoS, what I'm talking about is the potential of also "criminalizing" (in the sense of a speeding ticket, not jail time - an infraction, not a misdemeanor or felony) using a vulnerable device that is then hijacked by an attacker. Like you, I don't think it's a realistic outcome; I'm merely brainstorming how one could make this a consumer problem through economics.