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LulzSec: Why we do what we do

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whatever is their excuse to hack companies it is illegal , it is a crime and should be punished . if they want to pay attention for security, then they can establish organization and give away free courses about security and privacy in legal way instead of breaking laws and stealing people information . black hat methods would never be agreed to improve security and privacy ..

Re: LulzSec: Why we do what we do

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Call me crazy, but I'd rather have LulzSec stealing passwords on crappy secured services than a NSA agent scanning my whole life. That would be the single worst outcome.

Really? Because the NSA could be doing it right now and you wouldn't have a clue. If someone steals your password though, chances are you'll notice.

What would you say if you found out a local dentist was molesting his patients while they were under on nitrous? He could be doing it right now, and you wouldn't have a clue.

Re: LulzSec: Why we do what we do

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Really? Because the NSA could be doing it right now and you wouldn't have a clue. If someone steals your password though, chances are you'll notice.

What would you say if you found out a local dentist was molesting his patients while they were under on nitrous? He could be doing it right now, and you wouldn't have a clue.

Exactly.

LulzSec on the other hand would probably be the ones breaking into the dentists office and drawing a penis on the patients face with black marker, just to wait for them to wake up and laugh at them.

:)

Re: LulzSec: Why we do what we do

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That false comparison has always bothered me. Preying on the weak for fun instead of profit doesn't make you right, it makes you sound like a sociopath.

Preying on the weak for fun Preying on the weak for profit They both kind of have a sociopath sound to them

I suppose this is a matter of phrasing.

Do car mechanics pray on weak for profit because not everyone learned how to fix their car? They trust mechanics because they devoted many years of their life at becoming good at what they do. Does that make them sociopaths? logic fail.

You could also say that white hat hackers provide a service of security for the benefit of those that spend their time creating other things.

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