So, downloading music and then not sharing it out is probably legal
It appears the RIAA doesn't believe this though. They track the Meta tags and file hashes in files to prove they came from a P2P program. So even if you do own the cd and are just looking to replace a song that is damaged beyond repair, you are still "Stealing" in thier eyes.
he should have approached the companies involved and asked for a job to test their security. Hell, he'd have earned money that way as well.
You're assuming the company would automatically hire him. Many companies don't even keep their computers patched why would they hire a security consultant?
Now as for lamo being a white-hat that is not true as he admitted to changing a story on yahoo. Good can come from white-hats but would you let a known car-thief try to break into your car? When the line between white and black is so easy to cross you can't take risks with someone who has a record for crossing that line.
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So, downloading music and then not sharing it out is probably legal
It appears the RIAA doesn't believe this though. They track the Meta tags and file hashes in files to prove they came from a P2P program. So even if you do own the cd and are just looking to replace a song that is damaged beyond repair, you are still "Stealing" in thier eyes.
he should have approached the companies involved and asked for a job to test their security. Hell, he'd have earned money that way as well.
You're assuming the company would automatically hire him. Many companies don't even keep their computers patched why would they hire a security consultant?
Now as for lamo being a white-hat that is not true as he admitted to changing a story on yahoo. Good can come from white-hats but would you let a known car-thief try to break into your car? When the line between white and black is so easy to cross you can't take risks with someone who has a record for crossing that line.
it better come with a version of windows that has to update automatically.
And you thought the original blaster worm was bad...
I have known many people that actually know they have a virus on their computer and don't make it the first priority in using their systems...
We have virii that patch our systems now, why would I want to get rid of them?