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Virus Writers - The Enemy Within

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the vandals-and-visigoths dept.

Slob Nerd writes "An interesting read from todays Observer "He's 21, he's got dreadlocks, likes punk bands... and his hobby could wreck your computer in seconds. Clive Thompson infiltrates the secret world of the virus writers who see their work as art - while others fear that it is cyber-terrorism.""

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  1. CmdrTaco 's on the march! by GillBates0 · · Score: 2, Redundant
    Nothing like two consecutive dupes to start a Sunday!

    And here I was, with my coffee and breakfast all ready to read /. till lunch :(

    Next story please!

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    An Indian-American Hindu committed to non-violent thought/speech/action alarmed by the global explosion of radical Islam