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'T0rn' Arrest Alarms White Hats, Advocates
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2002-09-24

A raid on the alleged author of a well-known hacker toolkit is raising eyebrows among electronic civil libertarians, and putting security researchers on guard.

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more on 'T0rn' Arrest Alarms White Hats, Advocates 2002-09-26
JConner
> Can somebody explain to me how this is a bad thing?

Excellent question! I will take a shot at this.

It's about what the government is trying to get away with now, subtley. Find a scapegoat that looks bad to the public and then do something about him. Use whatever means possible to justify...

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