ThunderPeel2001 Posted January 6, 2009 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/new-powers-for-police-to-hack-your-pc-1225802.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted January 6, 2009 Surely you have nothing to fear... unless you have something to hide?!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SignorSuperdouche Posted January 6, 2009 Even if the idea was well intentioned (which is doubtful) I just don't understand how anyone could think this would never be used for insidious purposes. All it would take is one person to decide they're going abuse the system for their own gain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrobbs Posted January 6, 2009 (edited) I saw this yesterday. Astounding. Edited January 6, 2009 by Norfolk'n'Clue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrobbs Posted January 6, 2009 Surely you have nothing to fear... unless you have something to hide?!? I presume this is tongue in cheek. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted January 6, 2009 I had hoped the subtle use of question mark, exclamation mark, then question mark, would have given it away! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrobbs Posted January 6, 2009 /adjusts sarcasm detection equipment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted January 6, 2009 I wholly appreciate this development. :tup::tup::tup::clap::cens0red::cens0red::cens0red::cens0red: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karimi Posted January 6, 2009 Its just like in that movie where things happen and then the hero stops them from happening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrobbs Posted January 6, 2009 (edited) Something I've found which means it's newspapers going off the deep end. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090106-constable-hax0r-loose-in-the-uk-well-yes-and-no.html Edited January 6, 2009 by Norfolk'n'Clue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJW Posted January 6, 2009 Something I've found which means its newspapers going off the deep end.http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090106-constable-hax0r-loose-in-the-uk-well-yes-and-no.html Good find! Even if the idea was well intentioned (which is doubtful) I just don't understand how anyone could think this would never be used for insidious purposes. All it would take is one person to decide they're going abuse the system for their own gain. Not to mention that the same virus programs etc seeded by police could also be used by criminal hackers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted January 6, 2009 Holy blood hell, that was scary for a moment. Thanks for posting that! What's gotten into the press recently, then? Even the broadsheets are going crazy now?? Ugh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrobbs Posted January 6, 2009 Yeh it got me enraged for a while. Notice however, it's not ruled out for the future... More seriously, I've just noticed that I missed an apostrophe in 'it's', and I can't correct said error Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrobbs Posted January 6, 2009 (edited) As an aside, Peter Sommer [soma? ] makes a good point - information gathered remotely will not be able to stand up in a court due to the rules governing the forensic acquisition of data. That's not to say that it couldn't be used as a reason to get a warrant to obtain such information forensically, but that's a different pot of eggs altogether. Edited January 6, 2009 by Norfolk'n'Clue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted January 6, 2009 http://media.arstechnica.com/news.media/securebeneath-1.jpg Someone tell me where to get that as a poster. It's beautiful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJW Posted January 6, 2009 http://media.arstechnica.com/news.media/securebeneath-1.jpgSomeone tell me where to get that as a poster. It's beautiful. I'd tell you to steal one off the wall in a tube station, but they might see you... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SignorSuperdouche Posted January 6, 2009 I'd tell you to steal one off the wall in a tube station, but they might see you... Wait, that poster's real? It's so evocotive of 1984 I thought it was satire Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJW Posted January 6, 2009 I have no idea really. Neither would surprise me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted January 6, 2009 For all the retardation of American broadcast journalism, I find the British print media even more depressing/troubling. Few things in the media bring up a stronger desire to start a big bout of face punching than the shit that ends up in UK newspapers. It feels like the entire UK has been swept up in this wave of mass desire to be scandalized by stuff... a need to find stupid shit to blow out of proportion and act bothered about, leading to 1) bullshit reporting, 2) hilariously overwrought surveillance and institutionalized snitching. It's weird to me! We just love Jesus and bombs, and hate the gay over here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginger Posted January 6, 2009 I think the rabble rousing of the print media here is a reaction to their struggle to stay alive in the internet age. I rarely buy the guardian now (partly as it's not that good any more) but also as I can pretty much read the entire paper for free online. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SignorSuperdouche Posted January 6, 2009 It's really a shame to see this from the independent. I'd expect this from the Guardian or the Times but the I'd always thought of the Independent as the UKs last bastion of good journalism. I suspect Ginger is right about the papers trying to stay profitable in the age of the internet. They need to appeal to a broader audience to keep circulation up and overblown shite like this is the result. That said I still don't like the idea that a police chief can authorise intrusive surveillance on a whim even if it's not new. Does anyone know if there is there a clear legal definition for what qualifies as a "serious crime" in this country? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted January 6, 2009 I have no idea really. Neither would surprise me. It's real. I wouldn't care otherwise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Posted January 6, 2009 Wait, that poster's real? It's so evocotive of 1984 I thought it was satire Holy shit it's real. I just looked it up and found some blog posts from people who got their own by calling up the transportation department or whatever government agency produced it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
