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by rwmj 3388 days ago 

    dd if=/dev/urandom of=secret_terror_plan.doc
In the UK that command could get you imprisoned indefinitely, especially if you're under suspicion for other reasons.
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jlgaddis 3388 days ago
Hell, in the early 90s,

  C:\Windows> COPY README.TXT A:\VIRUS.EXE
(or something very similar), got me permanently kicked out of all computer classes in my high school so I can certainly believe that.

Probably even more so in the U.S.

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