Here’s a quote that caught my attention:
Using counterattacks to contain leaks and deal with malicious hackers has been gaining legitimacy. Some cybersecurity experts even feel that the Second Amendment can be interpreted as applying to “cyber arms.” But this approach could also escalate cyber-battles in unintended ways. It’s understandable that Sony Pictures wants to take countermeasures, but it also probably shouldn’t have kept its passwords in a folder named “Password.”
Source: Report: Sony Pictures Is Using Its Own Cyber-Attacks to Keep Leaked Files From Spreading
A smart gun, a ray gun, a laser gun, that can be covered by the 2nd Amendment. But “cyber arms” are more complex. If your enemy sends you a virus, do you have the right to send him a virus? I don’t think so, you have the right to protect yourself from viruses, clean your hard drive, located your enemy and let the authorities handle it. But to say you have the right to do what hackers do is a bit of a stretch. What if the virus or hack you intended for person A ends up spreading? In the real world, you are responsible for every bullet, if you hit the burglar and an innocent person standing outside, you’ll get in trouble.
So while I’m not technology expert, I think the article writer is being ridiculous.
