Secondly you might want to look up who first came up with the "Wage Slave" drivel you're spouting. A Fellow by the name of John C. Calhoun, a Slaveowner making the absurd claim that his Chattels were better off than free workers.
You might also want to look up the phrase ``genetic fallacy.''
after discovering the security hole, notify the government and the manufacturer, but DO NOT tell the world. Clarke argues that he wants the software manufacturer to have time to develop a patch before announcing the vulnerability.
I heard it too, and I think your summary of his position is accurate.
What about those who are capable of fixing the hole themselves? How can they, if the vulnerablility is kept a secret?
I believe that Clarke said something about keeping the information in the hands of the "good guys," or words to that effect. But Clarke is limiting his list of "good guys" to government and corporations. Aren't users and system administrators "good guys" too? Don't they have the right to know? After all, it's our data that could be compromised.
And what about those who, well, ``hack for fun?'' After (correctly) defining what a ``hacker'' is, Clarke then implicitly defines most of the people with an interest in the matter as ``black hat'' hackers.
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You might also want to look up the phrase ``genetic fallacy.''
after discovering the security hole, notify the government and the manufacturer, but DO NOT tell the world. Clarke argues that he wants the software manufacturer to have time to develop a patch before announcing the vulnerability.
I heard it too, and I think your summary of his position is accurate.
What about those who are capable of fixing the hole themselves? How can they, if the vulnerablility is kept a secret?
I believe that Clarke said something about keeping the information in the hands of the "good guys," or words to that effect. But Clarke is limiting his list of "good guys" to government and corporations. Aren't users and system administrators "good guys" too? Don't they have the right to know? After all, it's our data that could be compromised.
And what about those who, well, ``hack for fun?'' After (correctly) defining what a ``hacker'' is, Clarke then implicitly defines most of the people with an interest in the matter as ``black hat'' hackers.