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B_P
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This is just the beginning, my friends.
The fun is just getting started. |
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orwell
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Welcome to 1984! 
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skumbag
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| I remember there was a discussion somewhere, where it says China has some laws requiring PC hardwares, including routers, to have some sort of "homing device" built into them. And I remember in the debate, many American posters say things like "this wouldn't fly in America", etc. I told the guys then it's only a matter of time. |
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Socks
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| Forget the government. They're basically saying, let's make equuipment insecure by design. We think identity theft and hacking is bad now? This would give any hacker worth his salt an open door. Horrible. |
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skumbag
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| Here's a question. Let's say they do pass such a law. Then I wonder if we would be be able to import a router from say Singapore or Hong Kong where such backdoor isn't built-in. Or would we be not allowed to import such electronics? hmm |
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Flight
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| What the hell does this mean? |
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mbloves L.A.
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| orwell wrote: | | Welcome to 1984! |
The first thing that came to my mind after reading this article. All right time to make up a list of candidate countries to migrate to.
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Socks
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| skumbag wrote: | | Here's a question. Let's say they do pass such a law. Then I wonder if we would be be able to import a router from say Singapore or Hong Kong where such backdoor isn't built-in. Or would we be not allowed to import such electronics? hmm |
I think you'll find a blackmarket for such things emerges relatively quickly. |
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postandpivot
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| Socks wrote: | | Forget the government. They're basically saying, let's make equuipment insecure by design. We think identity theft and hacking is bad now? This would give any hacker worth his salt an open door. Horrible. |
^^yep. america would be Identity theft central. but guess what that would cause? americans would almost be forced to stop making online money transactions (paying bills). which means more money for USPS. back to snail mail. which is the government. |
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