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Greetings,<br><br>Perhaps they are planning to spin it like this: <b>http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-09-28-securing-internet_N.htm</b><br><br>Paraphrase: "Hackers jeopardizing the safety of the internet, a system we all depend on for more than just finances and business" (etc) and "Should the government take over the internet during a hacking crisis? How dangerous are these 'hackers'?" ...that sort of spin.<br><br>Be careful... they are master editors. Ask those who've dealt with them before. They have a reputation for spins (don't they all).<br><br>Also note, they are not nearly as important as your existing readers (and associates) on the global (and local) internet as "29% of the public trusts the media" (ouch! Yes, only 29%... TV and newspapers are dead) <b>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/business/media/14survey.html?_r=2</b><br><br>Why play their game? Beat them using your OWN. Just my two-links worth.<br><br>Appono astos.<br><br><br><br><br>Eternal individual family independence, personal sovereignty, and perpetual vigilance in honourable absolution, always and forever.<br> The Independent Rebel Reptoid.<br>Too honest and controversial for most to take.<br>~~~~]xxx[:>~<br><br>Peace through Knowledge Compassion & Vigilance. ~ John Rhodes ~<br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">My PGP key and other security info: </span>http://www.1111webdesign.com/pgpkeyreptoid<br><br><br><br>-----------------------------------------<br><br><br>> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:01:43 -0700<br>> From: gdmitchell@shaw.ca<br>> To: vanhackspace@lists.uselessdegree.net<br>> Subject: [Vanhackspace] CBC - The Current - hackers at work<br>> <br>> Hi, folks,<br>> <br>> I haven't participated a whole lot in VHS save for the first couple of <br>> meetings where things were being set up - mostly lack of time nowdays - <br>> but I've been lurking on the mailing list since then. Just thought I'd <br>> pass along a message from a neighbor of a friend who's with the CBC and <br>> is looking for stuff to add to an upcoming story on The Current (morning <br>> radio show on CBC Radio One) re: hackers at work (i.e., in the <br>> workplace). The examples given don't seem to demonstrate much in the way <br>> of technical knowhow but I imagine she'd be interested in more technical <br>> stuff (at least of the variety that can be reduced into layman's terms) <br>> as well. Anyway, here's her message:<br>> <br>> ---<br>> <br>> So The Current, a big time national show here at the CBC, is doing a <br>> story on cyber hackers or cyber gurus at work. People who have the best <br>> intentions and are really computer savvy and find ways to work around <br>> some impossible situations set up by the company.<br>> <br>> They get through firewalls in the name of efficiency.<br>> <br>> There's an example of a women who was frustrated with never being able <br>> to get her crew into courses. she found an online version and gave the <br>> course herself and certified them herself.<br>> <br>> Another guy was frustrated with the performance management objectives <br>> set out for him, so he found another way to set goals by researching <br>> online and send those to management. after being scoffed they ended up <br>> adopting the alternative system.<br>> <br>> Do you know anyone who's done stuff like this? Who work in an impossible <br>> machine but figure out ways to get stuff down outside the system of the <br>> machine?<br>> <br>> Let me know either way.<br>> Cheers<br>> T<br>> <br>> Theresa Lalonde<br>> Online and Interactive Reporter<br>> CBC Vancouver<br>> 604-662-6455 o<br>> 778-839-5520 c<br>> <br>> facebook = Theresa LalondeWork<br>> twitter = @lalondetcbc<br>> <br>> ---<br>> <br>> Cheers,<br>> <br>> Graham<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Vanhackspace mailing list<br>> Vanhackspace@lists.uselessdegree.net<br>> http://lists.uselessdegree.net/listinfo.cgi/vanhackspace-uselessdegree.net<br> <br /><hr />Internet Explorer 8 makes surfing easier. <a href='http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9655264' target='_new'>Get it now! </a></body>
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