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Analysis Of Symantec's Stance On Censorship

Posted by timothy on from the please-register-with-the-authorities dept.

robochan writes "According to this report in the Sydney Morning Herald, Chief Operating Officer of Symantec, John Schwarz, was quoted as 'calling for laws to make it a criminal offense to share information and tools online which could be used by malicious hackers and virus writers.' This article takes a look at the negative affects and also a couple of recent examples of "censorship legislation" backed by the COO of Symantec, and what little effect it has had on criminals, while having a substantial affect on responsible citizens."

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  1. but hunting *is* murder by DrSkwid · · Score: 0, Troll

    Thou shalt not kill.

    I don't see any species / race mentioned in that commandment.

    Goddamn Christians are so selective in their interpretation.

    fools

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  2. Re:bit tricky by GlassUser · · Score: 0, Troll

    You're ill equipped to practice debate or logic then, as pretty much every writing formative of our cultures is in a language other than modern english. You would be well advised to learn Greek, Latin (both of which are used extensively in antiquity) and Aramaic (ancient hebrew, a very colorful language when used in poetry). You seem to have some unresolved bitterness issues too. You might ask yourself why you hate Christians.

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