I have been lazy lately so I have not seriously read any security reports.

But based on my memory, a few years ago several reports indicated that a
large number of hackers and spams were originated from some of those
mentioned areas. However, later reports also found out that those were
incorrect since many of those systems were comprised and were used as a
bridge and the real hackers might not have originated from those areas. I
guess you should know what is bridging.

So, I would appreciate if any of you can provide substantial data, such as
comparing spams and hackers originated from different areas/countries before
making these claims. Or it's another of your "feeling" which happens to be
his too?

Also, I am not trying to defend for China and won't deny it is one of the
largest "sources" of counterfeited software (and other products) in the
world, but who are buyers? Buyers are scattered around the world including
the US.

It's back to the same old question: Who should be blamed for buying or
selling illegal products including drugs? You would say that it's the
seller and I would say - BOTH.

We need to fight against crimes and criminals not against nationalities, and
the later is what you and the OP proposed and I am one of those for the
first.

That is the difference between us and that is what I call a prejudice.


"+Bob+" <nomailplease@example.com> wrote in message
news:2gm945trbb28p0k2c4ibit7doed5iimnii@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:32:34 -0700, "xfile" <coucou@nospam.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>I acknowledge certain level of hacking and stealing and pirating in each
>>and
>>every country, and of course, unless someone can provide a solid evidence
>>to
>>prove EVERY person in a stated country is a criminal, or will it be a
>>prejudice for using any generalized statement?
>>
>>Can you prove anyone in the states has not cracked their software and vice
>>versa?
>>
>>So you do support generalization in a way to stimulate hatred among
>>different countries?[/color]
>
> I know what you are saying, but I didn't get the feeling he was
> blaming all Russians, or all Chinese, or all Iranians, as hackers. I
> did get the feeling that he was saying hacking is very prevalent in
> those countries. I know that is definitely true in Russia and China.
> Not everyone is a hacker, but they certainly have a very high number
> of them. China is also a major (and I mean major) source of
> counterfeited software. So, he's accurate on that point.
>
> I've never studied Iran and the software situation there.[/color]