Originally posted here by gghornet
First off,it doesn't look like veritas is close to being banned.
Second,I think he was referring to the gray dot under his name that has since turned green,not a threat someone made.
Third,if you're doing something illegal,JP has every right to hand that info to the proper authorities if he feels that would be the proper course of action.I wouldn't personnaly do that,but there's nothing wrong with turning in a criminal.
Finally,noone's jumping to JP's defense.Just stating the fact that it is a little bit rediculous to accuse a site of being for the purpose of monitering the "Hacker Underground" when any time people mention knowingly doing(or thinking of doing) something illegal,people jump all over them.
first:
No one is blaming the "site" as a matter a fact antionline is a great place for people to come and learn about computer security.It's the person that's running the site (JP) that is the one that is doing the monitering for the FBI,that is where the problem lies.
Second:veritas was not talking about a dot,he clearly stated and I quote "I guess not cause now I got a notice that I'm close to being banned".someone sent that to him and it wasn't about a dot.

I would also like to point out that I constantly hear people say that this site doesn't promote hacking and that it's just about computer security,well In order to be able to learn how to secure ones computer a person should also know how to break into one other wise how do you really become a geat security expert.
learning how to hack into a box is just a important as learning how to secure one they both work off the other.I always hear people being flamed for asking how to get an ip addy or something in the neigborhood and being told that this site isn't about that,I say give them the info and let them decide what to do with it
after all it's all about learning and like I've said before you cant learn how to secure a computer without also learning how to hack into one.This site does promote hacking all you have to do to find that is go into the security downloads section and you can find any exploit ,viri,or text on how to break into anything so lets not get it twisted people.
Remember that at one time everyone here no matter how great they are today with computers at one time you also were newbies and knew nothing,dont forget that someone helped you to get to where your at today.It's all about learning what you chose to do with that info once you learn it is up to the individual.

Finally unless you work for the FBI and have a badge and a weekly check than it's not ones job to turn over anyone nor spy on anyone for the FBI,if that's what someone wants to do than they should fill out the FBI application and become a Gman,not put up a website to help the feds secretly get info on hackers.

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