Chinese Cyber (war)fare (merged thread)

[Dayuhan]

putting countries into boxes labeled BLUFOR and OPFOR is far simpler and more emotionally gratifying, even if it obfuscates the reality of the situation.

Aside from that, we love to be the scrappy underdog. It's individual psychological payoffs that lead people to think about US-Chinese relations in these distorted terms. That kind of calculus can be maddeningly difficult, and sometimes impossible, to alter.

A lot said with few words. Good job.

[carl]

A lot said with few words. Good job.

Never any shame in stealing from the best.

[AdamG]

"Nevermind" - Emily Littela

[AdamG]

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt uses a new book to call China an Internet menace that backs cyber-crime for economic and political gain, reports say. The New Digital Age - due for release in April - reportedly brands China "the world's most active and enthusiastic filterer of information".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21307212

[davidbfpo]

A detective story, not Sherlock Holmes or CSI, that finally talks to the suspect, who works for the, read on:http://mobile.businessweek.com/artic...ntity-unmasked

[carl]

One of the investigators in the article David linked to hopes that if enough investigations that lead back to the Red Chinese government are made public, they will 'fess up and admit what they have been doing. He doesn't know if they will stop but figures it might make it harder.

Naivete like that isn't going to stop this. Hoods don't care if everybody knows what they do as long as nobody stops them. Public knowledge is taken care of by a sincere outraged denial. Hoods have that down pat.

I think there is a ruthlessness gap here.

[Dayuhan]

Naivete like that isn't going to stop this. Hoods don't care if everybody knows what they do as long as nobody stops them.

Just out of curiosity, how would you propose to stop them?