[COMP] Re: Re Peepin

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----

Someone has got to ask this (at the risk of being accused of being
Kazinsky...)
Currently, Steve Gibson is the "darling" of the "in the know" computer tech
help gurus...

Is there any Open Source way to check up on Gibson and his company?
Lots of people are downloading ipagent, and lots of people are going to
shieldsup and trusting that Gibson wont somehow missuse what ever data he can
gleen off of your machine.

Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely

Next possible scenario?
Gibson checks out as a good guy....then the security hawk powers that be get
some dirt on him...
they make him an offer he can't refuse- (e.g. he wakes up with a bloody horse
head in his bed...)
The nsa can then get whatever  they deem necessary to do whatever
a) legitimate antiterrorist checking they may need to do
or b) what ever fascist friend of Bill and his multinational cartel deems in
thier best ecconomic interest to do....

Third possible scenario?
How did Metallica get all those ip addresses? Napster's security or lack of
let Metallica record all its traffic or something?
Did Metalica use a portscanner and write down the ip addresses the way the FBI
writes down all of the tag numbers of cars that visit know mafioso or some
such miscreants?

What is to stop the nsa from redirecting or otherwise harvesting the HUGE
volume of data that is getting sent to GRC in "good faith"?

Is there such a thing as trusting Gibson too much?

Food for thought.
this only affects windoze? or does all the above also affect unix clones....
hmmm
David




Charlotte wrote:

  Hi,
  This site is called Shields Up. It will do a check (free) on a Win
system,
  and tell you how secure your comp is. You may be surprised.
  Charlotte

  https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

  ========================================
  Avenir Web's Computers Mailing List

  List Modes, Subscription, and General Info:
  Go to http://avenir.dhs.org/mailing.html
  List Archives: http://avenir.dhs.org/archives/
  Administrative Contact: weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  Get computer help: http://avenir.dhs.org
  ========================================



-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.3 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com>

iQEVAwUBOSg1voe5nA/uDfjVAQEqeQgAt7wbTnvccg/SkvAJj0OKe7tuyCYFboHj
3rS3b+uYTBLIZk/btUP1hr3sZdouh7JzBlwYbqBUB+PrYzsX/e202nE0V9884KX8
KfE8FZ+RKo1VcO0x3Op4ufGCaECJh43YcBjwaIwDlzsRtIVkrAHLqiH1lPzeWyvJ
AYhlcK/Glm2kDXFoA1fGqNEaMXCBxgLAacMmTL1pCAI/Oyy9ndtlP3kpw3cY3IFN
gcpz5/n0SS4DYs5FjWIyOA8pml/cVQUtTRO46x+1MsL1ij6RKbmMi6AWgAmeDw5b
Y/SXiWMl0LVAm9GFKCA84JoS995GH2Y/sC8AxpWKvjHRvXN4gNLWSw==
=WdAQ
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----



========================================
Avenir Web's Computers Mailing List

List Modes, Subscription, and General Info:
Go to http://avenir.dhs.org/mailing.html
List Archives: http://avenir.dhs.org/archives/
Administrative Contact: weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Get computer help: http://avenir.dhs.org
========================================

Other related posts: