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[–] Voatify ago 

Can someone give a tl;dr? I read a few paragraphs, but didn't get any information worth reading.

As far as I know, the Internet has never been more safe and is growing safer for every day.

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[–] Sire [S] ago  (edited ago)

TL;DR 7 hackers (Lopht-group) told senators in 1998 computers were not safe, and a major overhaul was necessary. They didn't listen. Now the same security issues arise time and time again, in a tech world culture of "patch and pray".

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[–] Voatify 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

What parts of the Internet did l0pht warn about being insecure? Are these the same parts that are still insecure/getting less secure? The most insecure parts of the Internet require massive resources to attack, and even those have been steadily improved for years and years, I don't see how anything relevant in 1998 will still be a problem unless the ones you're afraid of are core Internet players like the USA or one of the major Internet DNS players.