I support this +1
2013/12/16 Andreas Kuckartz <[email protected]> > David Singer: > > you continue to confuse surveillance and DRM; the fact that you don’t > > like either does not, in fact, make them the same or even related > > problems. > > I disagree with much of what Fred Andrews wrote. But this statement is > correct: > > >> DRM is a security problem that would take away citizens control of > >> their own computer and would be a vector for commercial and state > >> actors to compromised citizens privacy. > > DRM can in practice not be implemented using copyleft FOSS licenses and > proprietary software generally is less trustworthy than FOSS. As Bruce > Schneier wrote: > > "Closed-source software is easier for the NSA to backdoor than > open-source software." > > http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-how-to-remain-secure-surveillance > > And to make this even worse some jurisdictions have made it illegal to > disassemble or reverse engineer DRM software. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management#Laws_regarding_DRM > > And we all remember what perhaps is the most well known DRM software so > far, the Sony BMG rootkit, do we? > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal > > I suggest to move this discussion to [email protected] where > it belongs. > > Cheers, > Andreas > >
