Re: Destroying PCs remotely?

[Georgi Guninski <guninski () guninski com>]

Destroying PCs is for kids.
This senator should be concerned if malware damages human beings - AFAIK "short" 
ads are illegal.

georgi

John.Airey () rnib org uk wrote:
> "Senator Orrin Hatch, a Republican representing Utah, asked technology
> chiefs about whether they could develop ways to damage or destroy the
> computers hearing in Washington on Tuesday"
>
> Whilst this seems a little off-topic, having the US government blowing up
> your PC (without "due process" by the looks of it) makes other security
> holes pale into insignificance.
>
> More details at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2999780.stm
>
> What was that? It was the US constitution saying bye-bye...
>
> - 
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> Blind,
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>
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