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I think we shouldn't sleep on our laurels. Free exchange of information, security wise, is certainly already a thing of the past. That's not good. Freedom of
by zobzu 15y ago
I think we shouldn't sleep on our laurels.
Free exchange of information, security wise, is certainly already a thing of the past. That's not good.
Freedom of information (as I prefer to call it), in general, is more than ever at risk. In France, they're outlawing surfing on websites that can be called "terrorist".
That include documenting yourself on "bad" countries' culture (bad as in your govt does not like them), or of course, reading phrack's art of exploitation.
In Germany using tools such as nmap is outlawed if you're not a security professional.
Not need to get started on China or even the USA.
Then, take a look at Full disclosure's current activity. It's not dying because it's "an old ml". It's dying because people do not want to exchange free information. Who would, when you can sell it hundred thousand of dollars?
(and the answer to that should be somewhere in your soul, right next to Phrack's World News)
- TheCowboy 15y agoMy post said nothing to argue 'resting on our laurels' or any other political arguments to do so. It was about today relative to the past. And I really don't see how free exchange is a thing of the past when even on HN there are posts and discussions about security. Sure, there are people working against the free exchange of information, but cherry-picking examples to suggest there has been a total reversal or that nothing has been accomplished is neither realistic nor fair.