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ComputerWorld Australia: Hackers with heart

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 21, 2000

Loopholes in Federal laws mean hacker advocate group 2600
Australia will be able to broadcast DVD decryption codes and other
sensitive information on national television within
weeks.

“Grant Bayley, who heads up 2600 Australia, the international
organisation’s Australian operation, said it was currently devising
a 15-second broadcast, which he said would contain text files,
delivered at 12 frames per second, and suggestions pertaining to
the “ethics” of datacasting, computer security and privacy, and
access-controlling DVD encryption….”

“Bayley maintained information contained in the broadcast would
“primarily encourage ethical”, educational use of new technologies
such as datacasting. However, he admitted some information —
pertaining to the decryption of DVD access codes — which could not
be legally broadcast in the US, would be screened.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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