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Re: epilepsy PAWNED


From: Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:54:02 -0500 (CDT)

On Sat, 29 Mar 2008, Alex Eckelberry wrote:
God this is just so low.

Or a CIA experiment? :P /cynic

Last mentioning of a similar offset in humans was in the possibly true 
story about red colour flashings in pokemon, causing supposedly for 
hundreds of kids to be hospitalized in Japan... which I mention in my 
hacking the bionic man talk



-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of Randall Mueller
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 12:16 PM
To: funsec
Subject: [funsec] epilepsy PAWNED

Internet griefers descended on an epilepsy support message board last
weekend and used JavaScript code and flashing computer animation to
trigger migraine headaches and seizures in some users.

More:
http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2008/03/epilepsy




--
Randall

It's been a wild ride for sure
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