[IP] more on Firewall: The Movie
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From: steven cherry <steven@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: December 21, 2005 5:22:50 PM EST
To: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IP] Firewall: The Movie
Dave,
I just looked at the preview of this, and I don't see why it would
drive bad policy any more than the Jack Ryan movies (Patriot Games
and Clear and Present Danger) or any other Harrison Ford movie to
which it bears a passing resemblance.
The story line involves a criminal who spends the better part of a
year studying one individual. That's hardly a model for standard
identity theft.
The individual (the Harrison Ford character) is intimately knows
the security software of the bank at which he works. (He seems to
be both an uber-systems programmer and the CSO or CTO.) To save his
family, he needs to break into bank digitally and steal $100 million.
From the trailer, it doesn't seem that he does this entirely
undetected. In any event, when we worry about hackers or crackers,
this is not the threat model the public and politicians are concerned
about.
Regards,
Steven
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On Wed, 21 Dec 2005, David Farber wrote:
Begin forwarded message:
From: Gene Spafford <spaf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: December 21, 2005 2:47:32 PM EST
To: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Fwd: Firewall: The Movie
From: "Richard Starnes" <rrstarnes@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: December 20, 2005 7:15:05 PM EST
Unfortunately, I not kidding: http://firewallmovie.warnerbros.com/
This has all the hallmarks of a bad film that drives bad policy.
It will be interesting to see the public reaction to the film and
what if any
government action follows as result.
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