Kevin Mitnick's Testimony Before the Senate

http://hsgac.senate.gov/030200_mitnick.htm

by ca98am79 • 15 years ago

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wyclif• 15 years ago

What is the date of this testimony? 2000?

pgr0ss• 15 years ago

"I was released from federal prison on January 21, 2000, just 6 weeks ago."

ca98am79• 15 years ago

March 2, 2000

wnight• 15 years ago

The deleted user (and good riddance indeed) brings up an interesting point.

They ask why someone would be a reverse engineer, likening any sort of using a product/etc without authorization and a manual to hacking, and condemned someone who'd do either as the worst that capitalism has to offer and a common vandal.

I see it the other way. Proprietary software, especially where much of the code is intentionally user-hostile (DRM, etc), is the enemy. There's absolutely nothing ignoble about a forensic investigator or librarian, roles which encompass much of what I see as reverse engineering.

Also, it's fun and educational. Taking things apart is how we learn.

Kevin Mitnick's Testimony Before the Senate

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