Brion Vibber: "In the 80s computers weren’t snitches — if they d…" - Mastodon for Tech Folks

Brion Vibber @brion@mastodon.technology

In the 80s computers weren’t snitches — if they detected an illegal operation they just looked the other way

Now they take a crash dump and send it automatically to The Man

Jun 30, 2021, 09:23 · · Web · · ·

Jun 30, 2021, 16:34

Judah's Shadow @judahsshadow@hub.disroot.org

https://hub.disroot.org/item/ea210f1a-edbd-4033-8892-c3027606fbc4

Dec 06, 2021, 20:08

‮Andrew Cassidy @cinebox@cybre.space

@brion illegal instruction but it makes the cops show up at your house. Arrested for x86 crimes

Dec 06, 2021, 20:11

Brion Vibber @brion@mastodon.technology

@cinebox ah yes, the infamous x86 "SWAT" opcode

Dec 06, 2021, 20:22

Charles U. Farley @freakazoid@retro.social

@brion @cinebox Given Microsoft's past enthusiasm about cooperating with US authorities, I would be extremely surprised to discover that a crash dump had never been used as evidence of a crime, at the very least in attempts to go after ransomware gangs and child pornographers.

Dec 06, 2021, 20:21

Lynne @lynne@pars.ee

@cinebox @brion "Everything you say can and will be used against you!"
"I swear it's a valid instruction, it's in the AVX2 spec!"
"Your CPU doesn't support it, you didn't even check! You're nicked!"

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