CAYETANO CHALLENGES HACKERS - Hack poll machines and win P100M

[blackdronza]

a glass of half-empty and half-full milk

[mata_hari]

so if someone could not hack it... then are we going to pursue poll automation next year?

do you think we are ready for it?

[rodsky]

Their point is to improve and strengthen your system aron dili ma usban ug hack imong system. For me I think it is not a plain and simple criminal act, but a call or awaken people to strenghten more in their systems.

Analogy:

Let us say a gay Protestant minister got caught having *** with with one of his constituents. Will he he then face his congregation, and say "Forgive me, I succumbed to my temptations..."? Chances are no, he will instead, say something "nobler"...like...

"My fellow Christians, this recent event is just a test of the Lord on the strength of our congregation! Our Almighty Lord used ME and MY LUST, as his instrument, to test if your faith in the Almighty, is still strong! So do not fear and worry! If you just keep praying and believing, all will be well!"

Similarly, you can stage a "stunt" like this "Let's See if a Hacker Can Hack the System" and shower it with a "noble" blessing, but in the end, the sad fact is, the whole act was just done to stroke selected people's egos, and to fill some other people's pockets. Wake up and smell the catshit, people.

-RODION

[cliff_drew]

If you are presented with a glass of milk, with the level of the milk exactly at the center, how would you define it:

1. The glass is half-empty

or

2. The glass is half-full

?

The fact that in my posts, I raise a genuine concern regarding this effort by Cayetano, and its effect on the youth culture, still makes it a eligible for the thread.

-RODION

Sir Rods, point of yours is greatly appreciated. However, I should be contented if I find comments if this resolution is better or not. How would people react on this this proposal and what could be its effect on the automated system. Is their a possibility that this system could be hacked or not? Is the challenge a noble deed or not? Anyways, this is just my observations. Putting "Hackers" on the hot seat or their lives could result in a bulk of pages.

[mata_hari]

OT: @rodz no one could beat your analogies. love reading em

hope they got your point.

[rodsky]

Sir Rods, point of yours is greatly appreciated. However, I should be contented if I find comments if this resolution is better or not. How would people react on this this proposal and what could be its effect on the automated system. Is their a possibility that this system could be hacked or not? Is the challenge a noble deed or not? Anyways, this is just my observations. Putting "Hackers" or their lives could result in a bulk of pages.

Well this is my reaction--I don't like it. Primarily because it gives a twisted sense of "glamour" to those who think hacking is something "cool" or "astig". Like I said, in my opinion, if this resolution gets approved/passed or whatever, it just glorifies a criminal act, in the eyes of the youth, sometimes even making them seek to enroll in a "cool" course like IT / Comp. Sci., and wanting to be like so-and-so (and turns out in the end, wala man diay inclination towards math and sciences ang bata, so sige'g hagbong dayon). Thing is, young people are easily misled, and most often than not, misinterpret an act, to mean something else. So, that's my concern, and why I am against it.

-RODION

[moz_k2]

COMELEC Chairman Melo has already issued a statement with regards to the proposal of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano to give 100M to anyone who can successfully hack the poll automation system of the institution. He said that the proposal is not feasible since hacking per se is a crime punishable under the E-Commerce Law. It is an elementary rule in statutory construction, that if the law does not distinguish, then we must not distinguish. Therefore, even ethical hackers shpuld not be allowed to participate. From the looks of it, this is just a ploy of Sen. Cayetano for him to get media mileage and publicity.

in short you can't test if the system is hack proof.
and by that any politician can have there own respective hackers working for them.
and for the hackers, they already have a clue about the cost of this job.hehe

[blackdronza]

Similarly, you can stage a "stunt" like this "Let's See if a Hacker Can Hack the System" and shower it with a "noble" blessing, but in the end, the sad fact is, the whole act was just done to stroke selected people's egos, and to fill some other people's pockets. Wake up and smell the catshit, people.

@rodsky
So, what's your point?

[rodsky]

@rodsky
So, what's your point?

Post # 166. That basically sums up my point, and why I am against this "Challenge".

-RODION

[blackdronza]

Post # 166. That basically sums up my point, and why I am against this "Challenge".

-RODION

Well that's your opinion wala tay mahems.