U.S. Computer Security Advisor Encourages Hackers

DarklordSatin writes: "According to this Associated Press article, which I was pointed to by the nice guys over at Ars Technica, Richard Clarke, Dubya's Computer Security Advisor, wants to encourage hackers to find security holes in software. Although he feels that the system only works when the hackers show 'good faith' and disclose the holes to the company before the public, he wants to start offering more legal protection to hackers and that is a very good step in the right direction." As the folks at Ars point out, though, "Naturally, Mr. Clark was using the original, more generalized, definition of "hacker", but I guess saying 'Bush Adviser Encourages Discovery of Software Bugs' just didn't have enough zing."

Comments

This is Consistent

[blair1q]

This is consistent with the Administration's policy of having crooks act as policemen.

Ted Olsen.
Harvey Pitt.
John Ashcroft.

No need to remind you that this regime lost the popular vote in 2000, and recounts determined that without the Supreme Court's intervention they would have lost Florida and the electoral vote as well.

--Blair

April Fools?

[jheinen]

Wasn't April a few months ago? You expect me to believe a high-placed government official has expressed an opinion that hacking could be something other than evil terrorism which threatens the foundations of our society and the American Way(TM)?

I wonder when he'll be replaced.