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CNN Says Chat Rooms Are a Haven for Hackers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-duh dept.

MiTEG writes "CNN is carrying an article about IRC and how it aids "hackers" with their mischief. There are some alarming quotes from Bruce Schneier, CTO of Counterpane Technologies, such as "people who are anti-big-corporation are going to be more likely to use something like IRC"." Yeah, if they ever hung out in our chatroom, they'd lock us all up for abusing Kurt the Pope.

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  1. In other news... by serps · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    • Political rallies are suspected to harbor dissidents
    • Pilots found to utilise aircraft in situations where they could crash them into buildings
    • Taxi drivers transport people around without identification, aiding terrorism.

    You know, sometimes, reporters just have to get a grip.

    --
    "Einstein argued that [...] God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer." ~ Brooks
  2. mad-libs by downtime · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    CNN is carrying an article about IRC and how it aids "botanists" with their mischief

    CNN is carrying an article about IRC and how it aids "chemists" with their mischief

    CNN is carrying an article about IRC and how it aids "teachers" with their mischief

    ... the list goes on. "hackers" (i assume they actually mean crackers here) use other forms of communication, but people that aren't "hackers" use IRC! what a ridiculous statement.