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by kronos29296 3285 days ago
Which half? One half is bad for the future and the other is worse now.
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cyphar 3285 days ago
I'm not sure what you mean, but I was referencing Sony's illegal and unethical usage of a rootkit on every CD they manufactured to hack user's computers so that they could implement DRM (in)effectively[1].

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootk...

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kronos29296 3285 days ago
I didn't know this happened but I thought you were implying the NN was a rootkit. Well I guess I misinterpreted.
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