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join:2003-02-13
Stepford, CA
| Poor Twisted Ronnie (just like the Metallica tune) Everyone knows spam is evil and annoying and costs business' untold millions in lost revenue, yadda yadda. That is the conventional argument I've heard so far. I'm not definding spammers but a thinking person has got to ask questions like where are the members of the golden parachute club that are presumably running these companies that are allegedly losing money to spam.
Why aren't they front & center with Congre$$ buying off a politician or ten or so to get leglislation passed to stop the spam. They buy off a pet politician to get all of their other special interests passed (DMCA, Super-DMCA, etc.) what makes spam any different? Where are the lobbyists to wine & dine these politicians who are supposed to represent America but in reality only represent those who cut the biggest payoffs to them. It doesn't seem to be happening so spam apparently is not that big of an issue for these companies. The only complainers who are screaming the loudest are everyday people.
As annoying as spam is I don't believe for one nano-second that it costs "untold millions in yearly business revenue." That's what the feds said about Mitnick's adventures in hacking and the reality of that situation was that he never made a nickel on any of his hacks. It was all so much BS created by the companies as payback, but I digress.
If spam is so bad and loses so much revenue, then why aren't these CEO types paying off politicians to make it stop.
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[text was edited by author 2003-05-22 20:19:49] |
 calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA | Indeed, Mitnick made little, if anything, hacking. That doesn't mean at all that it didn't cost others big bucks.
Mitnick's hacking was the equivalent of random vandalism--costly in the things he broke, costlier still protecting everything from him and his ilk.
I've seen vandals (including taggers) excuse their behavior saying "but I didn't make any money..." That's not the issue--costing other people money and time is.
Calvoiper
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