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From: RayLopez99 on 9 Jun 2010 05:51 On Jun 9, 8:26 am, George Orwell <nob...(a)mixmaster.it> wrote: > But you should care if someone is ripping you off by distributing your > viruses. Isn't that a breach of copyright? > Is it true that sometimes white hat hackers drop viruses on the net just to drum up business for their employers? That was a popular Urban Legend. RL
From: FromTheRafters on 9 Jun 2010 09:09
"RayLopez99" <raylopez88(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:ffd7f9bf-05c5-4d65-bcb6-7e1a05d4afaf(a)x21g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... On Jun 9, 8:26 am, George Orwell <nob...(a)mixmaster.it> wrote: > But you should care if someone is ripping you off by distributing your > viruses. Isn't that a breach of copyright? > Is it true that sometimes white hat hackers drop viruses on the net just to drum up business for their employers? That was a popular Urban Legend. *** Possible, but I doubt that the employers would condone such behavior as it is ultimately bad for business if discovered. That doesn't mean that they won't overinflate the importance of "protection" from dangerous jokes. *** |