Sony, Rootkit & USB stick

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How stupid can they be!

"The apparent intent was to cloak sensitive files related to the
fingerprint verification feature included on the USB drives," said
McAfee spokesman Dave Marcus. "However, software creators apparently
did not keep the security implications in mind. The application could
be used to hide arbitrary software, including malicious software."

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2177172,00.asp
 
How stupid can they be!

"The apparent intent was to cloak sensitive files related to the
fingerprint verification feature included on the USB drives," said
McAfee spokesman Dave Marcus. "However, software creators apparently
did not keep the security implications in mind. The application could
be used to hide arbitrary software, including malicious software."

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2177172,00.asp
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How many blunders have Sony comitted now? Millions of dollar into CD
anti-copy protection ruined by a 99 cents marker, the rootkit (and
again), etc.
 
hi
finger print protect devices are not effective because
1. Once the surface is slightly deity the device will not read data
properly.
2. The device surface is made of either glass or plastic

i do not like it because I have experienced it my self personally. I
have to clean and clean the before i was able to use the hardware.


Isaac okoye
Information Rules the World
http://www.finditall100free.ds4a.com
 
isaac4all said:
hi
finger print protect devices are not effective because
1. Once the surface is slightly deity
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Do you mean that some god shitted on it or what ?

Fry the arsehole with the shotty if thats what it did.
 
hi
finger print protect devices are not effective because
1. Once the surface is slightly deity the device will not read data
properly.
2. The device surface is made of either glass or plastic

i do not like it because I have experienced it my self personally. I
have to clean and clean the before i was able to use the hardware.
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If it's plastic and not a high quality plastic, the ammonia in most
glass cleaner will cause the plastic to cloud up and completely ruin
the whole thing. I'm sure the instruction manual warns against using
glass cleaner to clean the finger print device but who really reads
the manual anyway???
 
Previously Aidan Karley said:
Don't say that - they'll prove you wrong by being stupider than
you'd possibly imagined they could be.
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There is no level of stupidity that is attainable of companies that
tolerate or even encourage bad engineering in order to improve
their business in the short term.

Sony is a special case: Their engineering sucks badly. I had
a Vaio with no less than three self-destruct mechanisms. Either
gross incompetence or intent. In both cases they are selling
high-priced trash with cool looks and feel. But Sony has got
no true engineers that care about their products, about
getting it right. They have bean-counters and designers instead.
Scum in my book.

Arno
 
Arno said:
There is no level of stupidity that is attainable of companies that
tolerate or even encourage bad engineering in order to improve
their business in the short term.

Sony is a special case: Their engineering sucks badly. I had
a Vaio with no less than three self-destruct mechanisms. Either
gross incompetence or intent. In both cases they are selling
high-priced trash with cool looks and feel. But Sony has got
no true engineers that care about their products, about
getting it right. They have bean-counters and designers instead.
Scum in my book.

Arno
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Hello, Arno:

Please, allow me to put it much more succinctly: Sony stinks! <G>


Cordially,
John Turco <[email protected]>
 
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