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

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.

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.

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.