arstechnica.com — The RIAA and MPAA are lobbying once again against an anti-pretexting law in California that would make it illegal for anyone to lie in order to gain access to someone else's personal information. This time, the industries' want an amendment to the bill that would allow them to continue the practice for the purpose of catching pirates.
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madnApr 11, 2007
Pretexting is also called social engineering, ask Kevin Mitnick
actorboyApr 11, 2007
"cops pretexting = entrapment"So undercover cops are illegal now? An officer posing as a hitman to catch a man trying to have his wife killed needs to be outlawed?
Closed AccountApr 11, 2007
"Pretexting" is not a goddamned legitimate word. We already have a word for this: IMPERSONATING.
fhwqhgadsApr 11, 2007
hell yeah, halenthal! You tell em!
nickerj1Apr 11, 2007
Cops pretexting is not entrapment. Go brush up on what applies for entrapment. Entrapment does not occur if the subject is predisposed to commit the crime and the authorities only present the opportunity. The authorities are even allowed to persuade and convince if the primary motivation to the crime was not the convincing or persuading.
bigspruceApr 11, 2007
Assuming that it's even worth considering the argument for this bill,the MPAA and RIAA argument is clearly L . A . M . E.Their argument is that they would not be able to buy counterfeit goods.Well, anytime I've been presented (what I think to be) counterfeit goods at a flea market, etc.the first thing everyone discusses is my(the buyers) name and identity - me thinks not.Besides, pretexting is pretending to be another (real) person. Why would purchasing counterfeit goods require using someone else's (some other *real* person's) identification?It simply doesn't.
frostiedudeApr 11, 2007
I don't care what happens to the movie or record execs anymore. If one of them gets murdered and I'm on the jury, the guy is walking.