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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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