"The Canadian Security Intelligence Service said outsiders were particularly interested in aerospace, biotechnology,chemicals, communications, information technology, mining and metallurgy, nuclear energy, oil and gas, and the environment." -- They're not interested in hockey? Then what are we afraid of?
"No of course he's not in the same league as a rapist or serial killer, but the law is still the same - you can't profit from your crimes, which I think is a good thing"
I'd say he's making money of his knowledge, not his crimes. He's not selling credit card numbers or internal info. If I was in Network Security I'd gladly pay money to hear him speak. Too bad the US gov't doesn't see it this way. Especially after making him serve 5 years dead time.
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"The Canadian Security Intelligence Service said outsiders were particularly interested in aerospace, biotechnology,chemicals, communications, information technology, mining and metallurgy, nuclear energy, oil and gas, and the environment." -- They're not interested in hockey? Then what are we afraid of?
"No of course he's not in the same league as a rapist or serial killer, but the law is still the same - you can't profit from your crimes, which I think is a good thing"
I'd say he's making money of his knowledge, not his crimes. He's not selling credit card numbers or internal info. If I was in Network Security I'd gladly pay money to hear him speak. Too bad the US gov't doesn't see it this way. Especially after making him serve 5 years dead time.
Not to mention in ID4 when jeff Goldblum uploaded a devastating virus into the aliens mainframe...