From: Charles Hixson (charleshixsn@earthlink.net)
Date: Thu Aug 01 2002 - 11:00:50 MDT
Harvey Newstrom wrote:
> Here is a new tactic used by companies to suppress reports of security
> warnings about their products. HP is threatening to sue an individual
> for publishing a known security bug in their operating system. They
> invoke the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to claim exposing a
> security hole in their system is akin to cracking encryption and
> breaking copyright laws. If this pans out, security reports could be
> deemed illegal under the DMCA. Companies have been repeatedly trying
> different legal methods to make it illegal to expose flaws in their
> products.
>
> <http://news.com.com/2100-1023-947325.html?tag=fd_lede>
> "Security warning draws DMCA threat"
> by
> Declan McCullagh
> Staff Writer, CNET News.com
> July 30, 2002, 4:48 PM PT
>
> --
> Harvey Newstrom, CISSP <www.HarveyNewstrom.com>
> Principal Security Consultant <www.Newstaff.com>
>
>
And a good reason to avoid HP products. If a company silences critics,
then it's probably either selling pre-broken merchandise, or up to some
other nefarious stuff. And a legal threat to one critic can silence
many others.
HP is going to need to do a lot of explaining, and convincing, before I
buy another of their products.
-- -- Charles Hixson Gnu software that is free, The best is yet to be.
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