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    <published>2008-08-06T05:35:47Z</published>
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    <title>Living with Trolls Among Us</title>
    <summary>I just finished reading Trolls Among Us from The New York Time Magazine. I was struck most by this quote from Fortuny in which he explains how he feels justified in hacking the Epilepsy Foundation&apos;s web site with seizure inducing...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[<p>I just finished reading <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/magazine/03trolls-t.html?_r=1&amp;oref=slogin">Trolls Among Us</a> from The New York Time Magazine. I was struck most by this quote from Fortuny in which he explains how he feels justified in <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/29/hackers-embed-flashing-animations-on-epilepsy-support-forum/">hacking the Epilepsy Foundation's web site with seizure inducing flash animations</a>:</p>

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  <p>Hacks like this tell you to watch out by hitting you with a baseball bat, demonstrating these kinds of exploits is usually the only way to get them fixed.</p>
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<p>Which on one hand I can see the rationale behind, or at least how one could come to that rationale -- mainly that we live in a society in which people do bad things to one another, and each of us needs to be actively involved in preventing those people from doing bad things to us.</p>

<p>In my mind however, this rationale is a lot like saying, "people are vulnerable when they leave their doors unlocked; and the only way to get people to lock their doors is if I rob them."</p>

<p>You see, for me, I <em>want</em> to live in a society where I can leave my doors unlocked and not be afraid. I resent Threat Level Orange. I resent anyone that <em>insists</em> I be afraid, no matter how altruistic their intentions.</p>
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    <title>Comment from Arvind Satyanarayan on 2008-08-06</title>
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	<![CDATA[<p><b>[this is good]</b> My sentiments exactly.</p>
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