Zack’s Comments

• Jun 9th, 2014 @ 10:43am

  NDAs

  on Michigan State Politicians Looking Into Sheriff Department's Use Of A Cell Tower Spoofer
  So these NDAs...does this mean that if a company sold drones to the US with an NDA, the government could get away with killing anyone with them because "we can't break the NDA!!!" What utter bullshit.
• Sep 24th, 2013 @ 2:24pm

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  on NSA Apologist Says The NSA's Actions Are Fine Because 'Privacy Is Dead'
  Good to know that a passion for manga cartoons is on par with an interest in socialism.
  Also, I believe they're called anime.
• Sep 19th, 2013 @ 8:02am

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  on How Ruling On WiFi Snooping Means Security Researchers May Face Criminal Liability

  
  The Wiretap Act imposes both civil and serious criminal penalties for violations and there is a real risk that researchers who intentionally capture payload data transmitted over unencrypted Wi-Fi—even if they don't read the actual communications —may be found in violation of the law.
  

  
  
  So let me get this straight. If the NSA collects communications but doesn't read them, they haven't actually collected anything. But if you're a researcher, then it's a felony?