Dear Hacker: Letters to the Editor of 2600 by Emmanuel Goldstein

Author:Emmanuel Goldstein
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Security, Computers, General
ISBN: 9780470620069
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2010-06-20T04:00:00+00:00

Dear 2600: Ive recently read that Despair, Inc. has registered the frowny emoticon :-(, copyrighted it, and is planning to sue anyone and everyone who uses the so-called frowny emoticon, or our trademarked logo, in their written email correspondence. Ever. Oops. Looks like I might get a little corporate letterhead soon. This is the lowest of the low for corporate America. SHADOW FREQ Please tell us you were aware that this is a joke. Despair, Inc. (www. despai r. com) defines its origins as a company that would create dissatisfied customers in the process of exploiting demoralized employees while selling overpriced and ineffective products to remediate the problems caused by the very process itself. Thats kinda the tipoff. 250 DEAR HACKER Dear 2600: Ever since I started seeing all those TV ads for Cingular talking about the importance of self-expression and asking people the question, What do you have to say? I began thinking about what a bunch of corporate brainwashing BS it all sounded like. After all, corporate America and the federal government both seem to use much the same tactics. Do whatever it takes to get people on your side. Tell them whatever they want to hear if itll help boost profits any. God knows you can never have too many millions of dollars or too much power, right? Not like its anything so new. Weve already seen it with Verizon and their 60s throwback that co-opted the peace sign. Just further proof that nothing is sacred, and alls fair in love and profit margins. But, getting to the point, if Cingular really wants to claim they care about what you have to say, theres one very simple way to test the convictions they claim to have. Yep, you probably guessed. Someone registering www.cingularsucks.com or maybe www. ci ngul arl ovesmoneymore thanfreespeech.com would not only test how much their thinking is like their corporate ads, but would let them know that there are some of us who dont buy into every last corporate motto we hear or read. And, if it turns out that they end up going to extreme lengths to stifle expression, I wouldnt be the least bit surprised. 7h3 31337 pHr34k4z0iD Dear 2600: Here is a message I got when I went (on the net) to one of my favorite radio stationsKSJOto listen to some live audio streaming: Due to continuing uncertainty over rights issues related to the streaming of radio broadcast programming over the Internet, including issues regarding demands for additional fees for the streaming of recorded music and radio commercials, we and our advertisers are forced to temporarily disable our streaming. We apologize for the inconvenience of this interruption. We are working with both our advertisers and the Recording Industry Association of America to find a solution to those problems as quickly as possible so that we can resume our streaming. KSJO has to be one of the wildest radio stations in California (thats a good thing). Its hard for me to believe

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