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Dan Farmer (born April 5, 1962) is an American computer security researcher and programmer who was a pioneer in the development of vulnerability scanners for Unix operating systems and computer networks.

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I can write a program that lets you break the copy protection on a music file. But I can't write a program that solders new connections onto a chip for you.

Connections, Copy, Lets, Onto, Protection, Writing

If security were all that mattered, computers would never be turned on, let alone hooked into a network with literally millions of potential intruders.

Computer, Hooked, Intruders, Millions, Alone

I was interested in implements of mass destruction - from an academic point of view.

Academic, Implements, Mass, Mass Destruction, Point, Views

When I'm not supposed to do something, it becomes more attractive to me.

Attractive, Becomes, Supposed

What is right, what is wrong, how can anyone say? I view very, very, few things as Right with a capital R.

Views, Right, Things, Say, Capital, View

Even if the music industry simply gave away all their music people would complain that they don't have the bandwidth to download all the stuff - the problem would merely shift from availability to distribution.

Availability, People, Complaining, Bandwidth, Gave, Simply

Even if it was a difficult operation to copy a song, it only takes one person to do it. After that the spread of the song via the Internet or other means of propagation is only limited by the honesty of the users.

Song, Honesty, Mean, Limited, Difficult, Propagation

Napster was predicating its business model on violation of copyright.

Napster, Copyright, Violation, Business, Model, Predicating

The whole idea that what is not normal should be kept secret - that's really distasteful to me.

Ideas, Secret, Normal, Distasteful

People dont want to talk about death, just like they dont want to talk about computer security. Maybe I should have named my workstation Fear. People are so motivated by fear.

Motivated, People, Should Have, Want, Workstation

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