It takes time to find out what has been compromised. The hacker won't just come out and say "All your base are belong to us" Sony told us when they found out. If they did say that there is a possibility on day one that it may be compromised then there would be a lot of hectic and closing bank accounts on an hunch. If nothing had been compromised and they told us it may be (on day one) then people would be mad and still sued Sony for misleading them. Crap happens, suing doesn't make it better. Plus nobody said you had to create an account, nor did you pay for it.
They were storing passwords in a way that could be unencrypted?
I'm not positive, but awhile ago (couple of weeks) someone hacked into the PSN and found that no data or anything was encrypted. Possibly because of the fact the the PS3 was 'unhackable' so Sony didn't encrypt anything although something about the way information was sent, like, it couldn't be read. I don't know this is all vague memory I'm going off of here.
That may be so, but that doesn't mean that other people will take part in the cause, these people may be better at what they do and have a greater effect. I'm just saying that this is the start of a ripple.
The use of a boycott in this type of situation, it seems to me, would be pointless. Based on the fact that Sony can afford to lose a couple of costumers, believe it or not, most people I talk to don't know who GeoHot is, that the PS3 is hacked, or even that Sony is in a big lawsuit about it. I think that what Anonymous is trying to do here is create a ripple effect. What I mean is that by shutting down systems, servers, and just attacking Sony, they show that Sony isn't this great big invincible corporation. I think that this is just a small stepping stone in the overall effect of the GeoHot case.
Those that hack are incredibly smart, they interpret laws and think things through in every aspect. When they band together, which Anonymous is doing, they can cause some serious damage. Sony on the other hand has money, and lots of it. How this whole thing will turn out, I haven't a clue.
Don't they understand the concept of private property???
Well, you could turn that the other way, the PS3 was private property and GeoHot never signed any Terms of Service or other agreements.
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It takes time to find out what has been compromised. The hacker won't just come out and say "All your base are belong to us" Sony told us when they found out. If they did say that there is a possibility on day one that it may be compromised then there would be a lot of hectic and closing bank accounts on an hunch. If nothing had been compromised and they told us it may be (on day one) then people would be mad and still sued Sony for misleading them. Crap happens, suing doesn't make it better. Plus nobody said you had to create an account, nor did you pay for it.
They were storing passwords in a way that could be unencrypted?
I'm not positive, but awhile ago (couple of weeks) someone hacked into the PSN and found that no data or anything was encrypted. Possibly because of the fact the the PS3 was 'unhackable' so Sony didn't encrypt anything although something about the way information was sent, like, it couldn't be read. I don't know this is all vague memory I'm going off of here.
That may be so, but that doesn't mean that other people will take part in the cause, these people may be better at what they do and have a greater effect. I'm just saying that this is the start of a ripple.
Don't they understand the concept of private property???
Well, you could turn that the other way, the PS3 was private property and GeoHot never signed any Terms of Service or other agreements.
So, does this mean that TI prices will be even higher than that of before?