RE: Plausible deniability in hacking and crypytography 11-02-2012, 07:52 AM
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Lo and behold, another computer user who doesn't understand the laws surrounding cybercrime! In the U.S, none of that will work.
Here's the problem: laws haven't been created that separate cybercrimes from other types of crimes. Ignorance of crime doesn't protect you from prosecution and liability.
Let's go through your ideas:
Plausible deniability in hacking
Emergency virus pack with the defense "I'm the victim here"
Computers that are infected with viruses or worms or malware show signs of gradual infection. Rapid infection from multiple sources is always deliberate.
Wardrivability
What a great idea! Wardriving is a federal crime under the "Land Act of War", it comes with a minimum sentence of 25 years to life. If law enforcement agents can connect you to this they will.
Fake computer illiteracy
Are you kidding us? They'll look at your computing environment and how you were using it. No one will believe you even if you cry and use your l337 speak.
Plausible deniability in cryptography
Multiple-meaning primitive ciphers/codes
Awesome idea! Law enforcement loves this kind of psychological nonsense. There is always a pattern to be found because you are a person trying to express yourself using a limited range of values.
Encrypted files pretending to be malfromed data, Hidden containers, Plausibly hiding files inside files
That's very easy for any system programmer to search for. The worse part of this idea is storing the encrypted data in highly recoverable file types.
You only have to be arrested once for your life in computers to be over. Never forget that.
Regards,
ResolveBug
Here's the problem: laws haven't been created that separate cybercrimes from other types of crimes. Ignorance of crime doesn't protect you from prosecution and liability.
Let's go through your ideas:
Plausible deniability in hacking
Emergency virus pack with the defense "I'm the victim here"
Computers that are infected with viruses or worms or malware show signs of gradual infection. Rapid infection from multiple sources is always deliberate.
Wardrivability
What a great idea! Wardriving is a federal crime under the "Land Act of War", it comes with a minimum sentence of 25 years to life. If law enforcement agents can connect you to this they will.
Fake computer illiteracy
Are you kidding us? They'll look at your computing environment and how you were using it. No one will believe you even if you cry and use your l337 speak.
Plausible deniability in cryptography
Multiple-meaning primitive ciphers/codes
Awesome idea! Law enforcement loves this kind of psychological nonsense. There is always a pattern to be found because you are a person trying to express yourself using a limited range of values.
Encrypted files pretending to be malfromed data, Hidden containers, Plausibly hiding files inside files
That's very easy for any system programmer to search for. The worse part of this idea is storing the encrypted data in highly recoverable file types.
You only have to be arrested once for your life in computers to be over. Never forget that.
Regards,
ResolveBug


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