Re:That time Sony installed rootkit software on thousands of...
by car_analogy on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @09:01AM
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> You know that someone leaving their front door open by accident is not an invitation or an excuse to enter and collect whatever you want, right?
Did I claim it was? I accurately described the e-mails as "accidentally accessible" (since I don't think what weev did rises to the level of "using an exploit"), and contrasted the severity of the act with what Sony did, and the severity of its consequences for consumers with what Google and others routinely do.
> Especially when you're a complete and total piece of shit
Then charge him with "being a piece of shit". But given Sony's, Google's, Microsoft's,... general behavior, he's not the only one that could be accused of that.
Did I claim it was? I accurately described the e-mails as "accidentally accessible" (since I don't think what weev did rises to the level of "using an exploit"), and contrasted the severity of the act with what Sony did, and the severity of its consequences for consumers with what Google and others routinely do.
> Especially when you're a complete and total piece of shit
Then charge him with "being a piece of shit". But given Sony's, Google's, Microsoft's,... general behavior, he's not the only one that could be accused of that.