Yeah that section of the video was just stupid. I get that MovieBob really hates 8chan, but he cannot seriously think that false phone calls and a few angry post on a forum somewhere are as far as cyberterrorism could possibly go for anyone.Scow2 said:If you think 'doxxing' and harrassment are the 'real' terrors of the net, you don't know ANYTHING about what a real threat on the net is.
It's like saying the real horror of war is the possibility having to wear one set of underwear for a month.
Hackers is amazing and has a lot of great references to everything outside of their actual computer use (rainbow books, pulse dialing, social engineering, virus/exploit references, password selection...). Think of the screensaver hacking as more of a metaphor for what's going on in their head and it's palatable enough.Burnouts3s3 said:I never saw either Hackers or the Net.
Maybe I should pick those up and see what they look like today.
Considering people are using doxxes to call in swattings and, going so far as to make detailed calls claiming someone has weapons, bombs, is depressed and likely to kill people in order to ensure the cops fingers are on the triggers, yeah, its f***ing dangerous. the only reason (so far) there haven't been fatalities is that Doxxed individuals have had the forethought to contact and warn their local police.Amaror said:Yeah that section of the video was just stupid. I get that MovieBob really hates 8chan, but he cannot seriously think that false phone calls and a few angry post on a forum somewhere are as far as cyberterrorism could possibly go for anyone.Scow2 said:If you think 'doxxing' and harrassment are the 'real' terrors of the net, you don't know ANYTHING about what a real threat on the net is.
It's like saying the real horror of war is the possibility having to wear one set of underwear for a month.
I've been taking everything Bob says with a grain of salt ever since gamergate started, but this video is basically a tablespoon of it, and the results are about as anyone would expect.josh4president said:"Doxxing and harrassment are the real dangers of the net."
This was just said by an adult human in the year 2015.
The vibe I got was 'Bob has just realised 8chan exists'.Amaror said:Yeah that section of the video was just stupid. I get that MovieBob really hates 8chan, but he cannot seriously think that false phone calls and a few angry post on a forum somewhere are as far as cyberterrorism could possibly go for anyone.