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From: Petro <petro@auctionwatch.com>
To: Helge Hafting <helgehaf@idb.hist.no>
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Subject: Re: SSSCA: We're in trouble now
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On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 09:30:55AM +0100, Helge Hafting wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 09:35:43AM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote:
> [...] 
> > That's not necessarily true.  Most people cannot circumvent even basic
> > obstacles when it comes to computers, and both industry and
> > legislative might be content with that.
> 
> Don't be too sure about that.  If a "few" knows how to circumvent,
> they'll release circumvention kits that anybody can use.
> Few people can use a new buffer overflow exploit, much
> more can use a rootkit.  

    That will end when you get a tripwire like system on each system
    that reports back to Microsoft/Apple when certain critical binaries
    don't match. 

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