Phil153
03-06-2006, 02:02 PM
Should information that can be used maliciously be restricted?
A recent example I came across is from this post (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=4963961&an=&page=0&vc=1) in the zoo. Coldcaller gives instructions on how to circumvent Party Poker's monitoring of your computer. In doing so he gives instructions to both cheaters and people with legitimate privacy concerns. He says:
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I have long learned to drone out the logic that information is a weapon. I don't believe in thought crimes.
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Obviously this is applicable to many other areas too. Is this the dumbest statement ever or is it accurate?
A recent example I came across is from this post (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=4963961&an=&page=0&vc=1) in the zoo. Coldcaller gives instructions on how to circumvent Party Poker's monitoring of your computer. In doing so he gives instructions to both cheaters and people with legitimate privacy concerns. He says:
[ QUOTE ]
I have long learned to drone out the logic that information is a weapon. I don't believe in thought crimes.
[/ QUOTE ]
Obviously this is applicable to many other areas too. Is this the dumbest statement ever or is it accurate?