Police set to step up hacking of home PCs

[Energize]

I think you know well that there is a decent amount of case law on this - so CONSIDERABLY more than once every two decades.

I'm not a lawyer and have never studied law so no I don't know the number of cases on this.

What is even more disturbing than this new law however is this case http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/blogger-wrote-of-murdering-girls-aloud-949711.html where someone is being prosecuted for writing a story, Hitler would be proud I'm sure. Will be interesting to see if the jury nullify this.

 

[fini]

Will be interesting to see if the jury nullify this.

I shall bet you three packets of Reese's Cups that they don't.

Also, I call Godwins.

 

[Energize]

I shall bet you three packets of Reese's Cups that they don't.

No I suppose if I was the judge I'd throw it out of court. Then again who knows, I may well be on the jury for this case.

Also, I call Godwins.

It's a fair comparison tbh, exactly the sort of oppression they would make use of.

 

[carlazai]

Is there software that can stop a hack or is it impossible to stop someone if they want it bad enough?

 

[oldbag]

So we go from hacking people's PCs to talking about genitals and anuses?

 

[Burnsy2023]

Is there software that can stop a hack or is it impossible to stop someone if they want it bad enough?

There isn't one software package to stop hacking. Security should always have a multilayered approach. However, you can stop most people if you spend enough time on it, but no system is 100% secure.

 

[Strife212]

WPA-AES Wireless network with MAC Filtering, and windows firewall on my PC will do me.

Can't be bothered with anything that will interfere with my actual PC like anti-virus or a seperate firewall program. What I've got will stop almost anyone already.

 

[Burnsy2023]

What I've got will stop almost anyone already.

Your protection is highly aimed towards incoming attackers. A malicious web script could easily bypass all that.

 

[Energize]

I would recommend using noscript or for total protection, running your browser in a sandbox.

 

[Tefal]

I'll just wire my case up to the mains, that should stop any physical key loggers

 

[Burnsy2023]

total protection.

There is no such thing.

 

[neil_g]

dont know if its been posted, got lost in all the rubbish..

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/05/police_remote_snoop/

 

[Energize]

There is no such thing.

What do you define as total protection then? A sandbox gives you full protection against viruses, scripts, spyware or anything else that a browser can do to damage your system.

 

[Amp34]

I would recommend using noscript or for total protection, running your browser in a sandbox.

Is that not what IE7 is as standard on Vista?

 

[Burnsy2023]

What do you define as total protection then? A sandbox gives you full protection against viruses, scripts, spyware or anything else that a browser can do to damage your system.

Total would imply that you think you are 100% secure and that nobody could breach your system. That is a false assumption as the weak link will always be the software you are using.

 

[OzyOly]

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

Tin foil hats really.

 

[Strife212]

It depends who is trying to look at your PC really, MI5 or some random police man from High Tech Crime Squad

 

[arc@css]

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

Bang on right.

 

[Energize]

Is that not what IE7 is as standard on Vista?

Yes, the downside however is that it's IE7. Seriously though I think there were some security flaws with the implementation of protected mode, I wouldn't want to trust ms software with their past history.

 

[JimAroo]

No fear Norton is here!

http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-030-NO