DARKREADING Fri, 28 Mar 2008
Most Internet users deplore child pornography and the purveyors of it. I’ve personally been involved in a number of pedophile busts in my day, so I've seen my share of these criminals in the past. However, there’s a new, disturbing trend in law enforcement that could have wide and dangerous consequences for people who have no interest in ever viewing child pornography.
The FBI has begun busting people for clicking on links that advertise child pornography. At first blush, that may sound like a good thing, so let me just re-state: The FBI can arrest and convict you based on no other evidence than the fact that your browser visited a Web page.
Still not scared? Let me give you a few examples of how I could easily make your browser visit the wrong site, if I wanted to ruin your life.