Author Says It's Time To Stop Glorifying Hackers 479
First time accepted submitter Geste writes "Diane McWhorter pleads in this NYT Op-Ed piece that it's time to stop glorifying hackers. Among other things she rails against providers' tendencies to 'blame the victim' with advice on improved password discipline. Interesting, but what lesson are we to learn from someone who emails lists of passwords to herself?"
Hackers get no RSPECT (Score:3, Funny)
And yea, that's spelled right. In all 57 states.
Re:Also time to stop (Score:5, Funny)
Goddammit, you stole the thunder out of so many potentially good posts, fast-acting AC.
Re:Victim blaming (Score:5, Funny)
Don't teach users not to run mysterious .exe files from suspicious people without antivirus software! Teach scammers not to scam!
Re: Victim blaming (Score:2, Funny)
My takeaway.. (Score:3, Funny)
Things I learned in reading that blabbering op-ed.
Earthlink is still alive. (shocking, but meh...)
Author likely uses same password for multiple publically known email accounts. (lacks even the least amount of personal information security training)
Seems to think Gawker is a respected, um, network. (HAHAHA!)
Thinks pepole hacking celebrity accounts or high-profile public figures is equivalent to what Snowden and similar whistleblowers do, at least as popularity is concerned. (Err...)
Mentions term 'white hat' like it's a mythical unicorn. (turtles all the way down....)
This is like a nail beutician, commenting on the security of a cars CAN bus. I want my 5 minutes back!
Re:Also time to stop (Score:5, Funny)
Come on now, no one glorifies clowns.
The Song of Their People (Score:5, Funny)
I'm a hacker,
I'm a snacker,
I'm a mid-night wacker.
I get my lovin' on the net.
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Re:Also time to stop (Score:5, Funny)
That's because they think outside the box.
Re:Also time to stop (Score:5, Funny)
glorifying actors, sports figures, politicians, generals, soldiers, writers, artists, architects, Canadians, cooks, race car drivers, the old, children, dogs, accountants, spies, computer programmers, cowboys, drug smugglers, and the disabled.
So long as we still glorify the Hypnotoad, I'm cool with that.