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| The media calls each of these events a "cyber war." What word will they trivialize when something worse comes along? Perhaps "cyber genocide" or "cyber holocaust"? |
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| [top secret] vs. Liberia |
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China vs. Taiwan
(and more recently) Taiwan vs. China |
| Other recent "cyber wars" |
| Australia vs. Australia! |
| USA vs. Australia |
| [top secret] vs. USA |
| India vs. Pakistan |
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East Timor vs. Indonesia (declared, then postponed) a related cyber war: Indonesia vs. Ireland |
| USA vs. Yugoslavia |
| Serbia vs. NATO |
| China vs. NATO |
| China vs. Canada |
| Funny stuff! |
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Internet Underground magazine called it "the biggest computer virus myth of all time" (so big, it spawned a humorous advisory) |
False 'virus alerts' on major online services
Almost all "alerts" of viruses in files on major online services prove unfounded. In some cases a user who posts the virus warning doesn't know what file he downloaded (if any) or even what areas he visited on the online service. (from the treatise "Computer Viruses and 'False Authority Syndrome'" by Rob Rosenberger)So-called "office virus experts"
"Trust me, I'm an expert on marriage. I've been married six times." (from the treatise "Computer Viruses and 'False Authority Syndrome'" by Rob Rosenberger)False Authority Syndrome vs. the Communications Decency Act
Do tens of thousands of "Blue Ribbon Campaign" supporters know what they're talking about? How many of them will ironically try to censor this blasphemous document when they learn of its existence? (from the treatise "Computer Viruses and 'False Authority Syndrome'" by Rob Rosenberger)
"a grandiose sense of self-importance or uniqueness; preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success; exhibitionistic need for constant attention and admiration; characteristic responses to threats to self-esteem; and characteristic disturbances in interpersonal relationships, such as feelings of entitlement, interpersonal exploitativeness, relationships that alternate between the extremes of over idealization and devaluation, and lack of empathy...."It certainly applies to the majority of people who label themselves virus writers -- particularly the ones who [claim to?] write malicious viruses. (1994 opinion piece)
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