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Hacker Indicted In France For Publishing Exploits
Guillermito writes "Hello. I'm a French scientist living in Boston. I analyse small security softwares under Windows as a hobby, for fun and curiosity. For example, I showed how to easily extract hidden information from a dozen of steganography softwares, often commercial programs claiming a very high security level. I did the same with a french generic anti-virus, showing several security flaws, and that it didn't stop '100% of known and unknown viruses' as claimed. First the company called me a 'terrorist,' than sued me. I've just been indicted last week in Paris. It seems that it's a general trend in France, and maybe in Europe, these days."
With the current state of our worlds mentality, being called a terrorist is a dangerous thing.
You can be arrested and not charged for 2 weeks!
(at least this is the case in Europe)
The bullshit that is going on right now is a like a virus going through the minds of anyone with power.
Remember the witch hunts of old?
Security Cracker = Heretic = Terrorism.
In Soviet Russia authorities surrender to you!