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Sen Hatch Would Like To Destroy Filetraders' PCs

Posted by timothy on from the don'tcha-wish-this-sounded-like-a-joke dept.

CBackSlash writes "Sen. Hatch is interested in technology to remotely destroy computers. But it would only be used if you're downloading copyrighted material, and only the copyright owner should be able to wield this awesome power, since having the feds do it would be against the law. Here is the AP story from Yahoo!."

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  1. Re:Later in the discussion... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I believe they're called sniper rifles. They work remotely, but only fairly close.

    Oh, wait, someone's knocking on my door...

    *no carrier*

  2. top 20 campaign contributors 2002 by pjack76 · · Score: 1, Redundant
    My source is opensecrets.org, which is really handy for this sort of thing. Oh look, it's our friends Disney and Time/Warner...

    1 HealthSouth Corp $38,255
    2 Pfizer Inc $34,000
    3 Qwest Communications $29,000
    4 Metabolife $27,250
    5 AT&T $25,499
    6 Torchmark Corp $25,000
    7 AOL Time Warner $24,000
    8 GlaxoSmithKline $21,000
    9 Novell Inc $20,500
    10 SmithKline Beecham $20,499
    11 Oracle Corp $19,750
    12 Global Crossing $19,500
    12 Verizon Communications $19,500
    14 Pharmaceutical Rsrch & Mfrs of America $18,775
    15 Viacom Inc $18,750
    16 Schering-Plough Corp $18,000
    17 Bear Stearns $17,750
    18 SBC Communications $17,500
    19 Merck & Co $17,440
    20 Rexall Sundown Inc $17,000
    20 Walt Disney Co $17,000

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  3. Re:Why would he do that? by enjo13 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Uhm, I think he was emphasizing the UTAH not the R-. I feel confident in saying this because, well the R- wasn't bold in the original comment.

    Utah of course being the home of SCO.

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  4. Re:Against the law... by Daniel_Staal · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Wish I had mod points. The moment the general poplace feels that the government will not deliver justice it, that government is doomed. The only question is if the replacement is any good...

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  5. I can smell the security holes from here. by smz420 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If self destruct mechanisms are built into PC's...how long will it be before a virus, worm or trojan finds a way to trigger them?

    Senator Hatch must have been wearing his Bad Idea jeans when he pitched this idea.