Police set to step up hacking of home PCs

[Burnsy2023]

Not if they did it gradually like our government do with new laws, slowly removing our freedom.

I doubt MS would participate in that unless they were forced to.

 

[J.B]

Doesnt really bother me, just media scare mungering to be honest.

Its not like its feasable to monitor every single person in the country...and if they do, someone at GCHQ will have fun reading all my mums stupid email jokes

 

[Dynix]

Just been linked to this by a friend.

How do they plan on doing this? Companies who develop firewalls do so to stop exactly this.

What're they going to do? Randomly add you to MSN, send you an executable file and ask you polietly to run it?

Yeah, right. Good luck.

 

[Strife212]

Do you really think they would use such basic techniques if they really wanted to see some information?

Acoustic cryptanalysis, Van eck phreaking, your data would be gone in no time.

Although they would only do this stuff against people they really thought were plotting attacks and the like anyway.

 

[Azza]

Ill just to have to meet my terrorist cell in person instead of chatting on Vent. Fresh air will do me good any way.

 

[willhub]

Do you really think they would use such basic techniques if they really wanted to see some information?

Acoustic cryptanalysis, Van eck phreaking, your data would be gone in no time.

Although they would only do this stuff against people they really thought were plotting attacks and the like anyway.

How do they do that on PC's that are turned off tho?

 

[Strife212]

They can't

 

[willhub]

They can't

There ya go then, see anyone looking suspicious outside the house, turn yer PC off and go ask em what they are doing

 

[NathanE]

I'd love to see them try.

 

[Azza]

There ya go then, see anyone looking suspicious outside the house, turn yer PC off and go ask em what they are doing

Why turn your PC off? Just take out your wireless adapter, then go outside and ask thm.

 

[Dynix]

I'd disable the network connection, take the laptop outside and sit on the porch with a cup of coffee and say 'Hello!' to 'em!

 

[yantorsen]

I don't see the point, if they have suspicions can't they just do a raid?

 

[Amnesia]

wake up on lan may get your pc to turn on

 

[sigma]

So they might find out about your addiction to pr0n, big deal?

This isn't a post meaning "if you've got nothing to hide then you shouldn't worry" but can you honestly see them doing this unless they really need to?

If they're willing to go to that extreme, they'd probably bug your room/house/car/shower aswell.

I don't see the point, if they have suspicions can't they just do a raid?

Well it means they can monitor people closely without them knowing.

If it makes the country a safer place, then why not?

 

[willhub]

wake up on lan may get your pc to turn on

I'm lucky then as I turn mine off at the wall

 

[MiNxYyY]

They can try.I will personally kick all there arses if they are outside my home.

 

[Tefal]

Why turn your PC off? Just take out your wireless adapter, then go outside and ask thm.

just pull ost a pipe with a clock and wires strapped to it. and go to throw it. that should either get you a ticket to heaven or make em scarper.

 

[Burnsy2023]

They can try.I will personally kick all there arses if they are outside my home.

You're going to 'kick the police's arses'? Put your keyboard down and come out slowly.

 

[Tefal]

They can try.I will personally kick all there arses if they are outside my home.

And get 7 rounds to the brain for your trouble.

 

[the shadow]

I'd love to see them try.

digital-black-hole device in prison break got mine on QVC