23 Jan
2012
23 Jan
'12
6:23 p.m.
On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 12:55:57PM -0800, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 23 Jan 2012 at 12:18, Gene Buckle wrote:
Well, Megaupload was run by Kim Schmitz (lately calling himself Kim
Dotcom). Anything _that_ guy touches is bad by definition. In the german
hacker scene, he made a name for himself:
- always talking wildy
- not knowing stuff
- having an ego of gigantic proportions
- trapping other hackers to sell them to laywers (there was a very
profitable cooperation going on with the Freiherr von Gravenreuth
for a few years)
He was also found guilty of insider trading and embezzlement in 2002 and
is known as a con man.
Don't touch anything that guy is involved with with a ten foot pole.
Following your argument to its (il)logical
conclusion would require
the elimination of xmodem, zmodem, etc. as well as FTP. Don't forget
FidoNet. Gotta smash that doggie flat too. *rolls eyes*
You're confusing official policy with reality. Was Megaupload bad? I don't think so--but look what happened to them.
TPB has been the
target of massive government efforts to smash it.
At least those guys appear not to be a bunch of scammers and con men.
Perhaps I'm overly paranoid, but that doesn't
mean that they're not
out to get me.
As they say: "Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out
to get you!" ;-)
Kind regards,
Alex.
--
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison