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Retired Webrooter
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We all know about the FBI Ransomware that has been going around the web lately, right? Well, we all know that is fake. But what if that ransomware was legally allowed to be placed on your computer because the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) suspects you of downloading pirated films? That is exactly what they are asking the US Congress to allow them to do, all in the name of protecting their property. The idea, coming from what can only be assumed to be a lucid dream in a George Orwellian world similar to 1984, would allow the MPAA to infect your computer with rootkits, spyware, and ransomware, holding your files hostage until you turn yourself in to the proper authorities, all while under the guise of protection. Beyond the infection, an even more concerning aspect is that the MPAA wants to infect suspected computer users even if evidence is minimal or incorrect, and based off their recent high volume of misused DCMA takedowns, and with no due-process in place.
My personal opinion finds this all ironic, as a recent study found the government computers, including some at the White House, and even the MPAA computers themselves, have been used to download illegal media from the internet. Would they infect themselves or the government?
Read more about this proposal here:
http://boingboing.net/2013/05/26/us-entertainment-industry-to-c.html
What do you think of all this? Chime in with your thoughts below.
