Here are the issues with your argument. If a corporation does a DDoS attack they would get reamed by the public. Even if there was a hint that they had. That would lead to their failure in the end.
Much like the current state of IP, patent, copyright law you would see people sniffing around and doing the "hate you, and you are going to fail" thing. It will only get worse as time goes by.
"1000 people trying to get into walmart at black friday opening is not the same as 1000 people showing up and blocking the door so no one else can get in"
While there is intent on the later, and there is no intent on the former. What you have in reality, is a situation where, you are trying to relate door blockage to government controlling speech.
The simple fact is that peoples speech is far more important than that of the governments or the governments ability to block free speech.
Muzzling government speech, and muzzling citizen speech, are two different issues. Shutting down a government site that spouts rhetoric, is different than shutting down a site that does random, currently unacceptable speech.
You are black, you are white, you are something different in the eyes of someone else. For governments to say this is different than for an individual. People should remember this or repeat the horrors of the past.
Shouting so loud, that no one can hear you talking is an attack? Because, truth be told that is what a DDoS attack actually is.
You may as well make doorways illegal. Only a few people can fit through them at a time. A thousand people trying to fit through at the same time is exactly the same thing.
"Law enforcement, of course, wants to take it to the other extreme, seeing DDoS attacks as being a form of hacking, or even a type of terrorist attack."
The question that should be asked is simple. Has this killed or harmed people physically? If so terrorist attack, other wise protest. It really is as simple as that.
"Law enforcement, of course, wants to take it to the other extreme, seeing DDoS attacks as being a form of hacking, or even a type of terrorist attack."
The question that should be asked is simple. Has this killed or harmed people physically? If so terrorist attack, other wise protest. It really is as simple as that.
I am so looking forward to the time that they do this and kill someone. We are living in a connected world. A world where things like wifi connected heart monitors will happen in short order. A world where limited connectivity can mean death.
Seriously we all have wifi connecting cellphones. Throttle one of those when someone is dialing 911 over wifi and dying and what is your defense? Murder by Disney.
I am so looking forward to the time that they do this and kill someone. We are living in a connected world. A world where things like wifi connected heart monitors will happen in short order. I world where limited connectivity will mean death.
Seriously we all have wifi connecting cellphones. Throttle one of those when someone is dialing 911 over wifi and dying and what is your defense? Murder by Disney.
What I find amusing, is the first time someone footholds a first world surveillance system, and a sizable chunk of data is dumped, is the only time politicians will actually care about the issue.
Then they will push for more laws against hacking, not limited surveillance.
My personal opinion is that to many kids watched law and order. That lead to people believing that being a lawyer was easy. Which lead to to many people becoming lawyers. Which lead to all these lawsuits. All driven by the insidious plan by the content industry, to create lawyers and law suits, by creating the show law and order.
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Much like the current state of IP, patent, copyright law you would see people sniffing around and doing the "hate you, and you are going to fail" thing. It will only get worse as time goes by.
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http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/29/using-thermodynamics-100-year-old-technology-to-break-the -20-per-mwh-barrier/
I thought you might get a kick out of it.
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"1000 people trying to get into walmart at black friday opening is not the same as 1000 people showing up and blocking the door so no one else can get in"
While there is intent on the later, and there is no intent on the former. What you have in reality, is a situation where, you are trying to relate door blockage to government controlling speech.
The simple fact is that peoples speech is far more important than that of the governments or the governments ability to block free speech.
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You are black, you are white, you are something different in the eyes of someone else. For governments to say this is different than for an individual. People should remember this or repeat the horrors of the past.
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Someone should create a site. Am I better off with DSL? .com
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You may as well make doorways illegal. Only a few people can fit through them at a time. A thousand people trying to fit through at the same time is exactly the same thing.
On the post: Anonymous Launches White House Petition Saying DDoS Should Be Recognized As A Valid Form Of Protest
The question that should be asked is simple. Has this killed or harmed people physically? If so terrorist attack, other wise protest. It really is as simple as that.
On the post: Anonymous Launches White House Petition Saying DDoS Should Be Recognized As A Valid Form Of Protest
The question that should be asked is simple. Has this killed or harmed people physically? If so terrorist attack, other wise protest. It really is as simple as that.
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Yes, I understand this is morbid.
Seriously we all have wifi connecting cellphones. Throttle one of those when someone is dialing 911 over wifi and dying and what is your defense? Murder by Disney.
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Yes, I understand this is morbid.
Seriously we all have wifi connecting cellphones. Throttle one of those when someone is dialing 911 over wifi and dying and what is your defense? Murder by Disney.
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http://www.capita.co.uk/about-us/Pages/Board%20of%20Directors.aspx
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"How much of a right do students have to questioning and independent thinking?"
and my response.
"Silly people. The earth is flat, and all things revolve around it. How could you ever question that?"
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Then they will push for more laws against hacking, not limited surveillance.
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Now give me your other leg.
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