What constitutes a Warcrime in cyberspace?
If cyberspace has become a domain for war-fighting, then, as an intellectual exercise, what could be considered a warcrime?
Category: Cyberwar
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Why does this question even warrant being asked?
@Jared, I strongly believe that this is a timely question. Thanks, however, for your input.
Well since the military and the security community now have such a hard-on for “cyber warfare” and it looks like sensible minds won’t prevail, how about suggesting that a military group using a botnet to DDOS a civilian health records service would be a war crime.
But what’s more of a crime is being tacit in allowing the internet to become another fucking playground for the military and defense contractors. Not only is it silly and a waste of money, but it will eventually poison the internet. The internet as we know it can’t survive becoming militarized, but no one seems to realize the danger. Enjoy the open net while it lasted.
Cyber-assassination of prominent intellectual bloggers. (watch out Jason
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As shit gets dependent on cyberspace (jobs, finances, relationships) then maybe the case opens for cyberspace as a resource — cyberbullying as persecution; censorship as state-sponsored willful “environmental” destruction; viruses as a stronger corollary to biological weapons. If Argentinian Intelligence hacks into Paula Poundstone’s twitter, have they taken her e-hostage?