Re: Challenge: break the technology (was: [Oz-ISP] Widespread support for Alston's Bill)
Greg Lehey (grog@lemis.com)
Wed, 19 May 1999 13:42:58 +0930
On Wednesday, 19 May 1999 at 11:06:58 +1000, Ian@TRoNUnLtd.com wrote:
>> It's obvious that the Powers that Be aren't impressed by claims by a
>> "minority" (which I interpret to mean people who wouldn't vote for
>> them anyway). What might impress them (and the public at large) would
>> be a challenge in the press: you make it, we break it. Suggest a
>> public trial of the technology and demonstrate publicly how easy it is
>> to bypass.
>>
>> Comments?
>
> I don't know how you'd stage it (ie: how to make it look like you broke the
> system - since a person madly typing at a keyboard, then displaying a picture
> doesn't really look impressive), but I'd love to be in it!
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from
magic"? Yes, there's a danger there. I think what we need to do is
to create a fake "porn" site (real content is probably pretty
irrelevant) and let them block it. Depending on how they block it, we
take appropriate action and show that access is still possible.
There's no reason to hide the methods we use, so we could display line
traces or whatever they want to show that we're still really accessing
the same physical site.
> hehehe .. perhaps if you want to add to the spectacle you could do
> it from inside a classroom ;-)
Sure, why not? The closer to reality, the better.
Greg
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