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06:54PM Wednesday Dec 03 2008 by Karl Bode
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A new Firefox extension dubbed "Pirates Of The Amazon" (which was quickly knocked offline) grabbed headlines today for its fairly unique function: Amazon users who install the plugin view the Amazon website with a few additional links, directing them to free, pirated versions of the media they were looking for at The Pirate Bay. According to Torrent Freak, the original .xpi plugin (which they've mirrored here) worked for all media on Amazon that can be converted to digital format, including CDs, DVDs, games and books.

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dadkins
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Damn!

I might have to have a closer look at Firefox after all, huh?


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Re: Damn!

this firefox extension works awesome!

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Re: Damn!

said by c0wzg0m00 See Profile :

this firefox extension works awesome!
That is, if you support tools aiding thievery.

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Re: Damn!

said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

said by c0wzg0m00 See Profile :

this firefox extension works awesome!
That is, if you support being a thief.
From what I can tell, the extension was being offered for free.
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Re: Damn!

said by PolarBear See Profile :

said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

said by c0wzg0m00 See Profile :

this firefox extension works awesome!
That is, if you support being a thief.
From what I can tell, the extension was being offered for free.
Surely you are not that stupid. Getting content from the PIRATE Bay instead of Amazonor some other LEGITIMATE source is in fact thievery.

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Re: Damn!

No it is not thievery... Right now in Canada I pay a tax on blank CDs that allows me to download mps LEGALLY.

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That is, if you support tools aiding thievery.
Not only thievery, but MURDER!
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Re: Damn!

why? the MafIAA are the thieves.

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Re: Damn!

said by rob27 See Profile :

why? the MafIAA are the thieves.


Go to StealingIsIllegal.Com/faqs.php and read...
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Re: Damn!

Idiot who works @ Best Buy? Who Cares :P
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I tried reading that link, but the person who wrote it just isn't very bright. A poorly written, unsubstantiated, meatless whine.

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said by Karl Bode See Profile :

That is, if you support tools aiding thievery.
Not only thievery, but MURDER!
Don't forget that it also aides and abets terra. Please, will someone think of the children!

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Re: Damn!

the terra-fundies are gonna be at your neck for that one.

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Re: Damn!

I don't get the "terra" references... any hints?

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said by Karl Bode See Profile :

That is, if you support tools aiding thievery.
Not only thievery, but MURDER!
This must be said in the Quincy voice...
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Re: Damn!

Oh Jimcy

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said by Karl Bode See Profile :

That is, if you support tools aiding thievery.
Not only thievery, but MURDER!
You forgot it supports Terrorism too!
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"Tipped by TK Junk Mail"

One could assume promoting it for news, would be advocating it. Most of wouldn't have heard about it if you did not tip the story to Karl.

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said by c0wzg0m00 See Profile :

this firefox extension works awesome!
That is, if you support tools aiding thievery.
And again, you support the masses with your tip to Karl. (It's alright to smack yourself in the forehead. No one here will see you do it.)
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Re: Damn!

said by Jovi See Profile :

"Tipped by TK Junk Mail"

One could assume promoting it for news, would be advocating it. Most of wouldn't have heard about it if you did not tip the story to Karl.

said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

said by c0wzg0m00 See Profile :

this firefox extension works awesome!
That is, if you support tools aiding thievery.
And again, you support the masses with your tip to Karl. (It's alright to smack yourself in the forehead. No one here will see you do it.)
QFT.

I never heard of this thing until today. Thanks TK!

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Re: Damn!

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QFT.

I never heard of this thing until today. Thanks TK!
Yes yes, thanks TK.
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said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

said by c0wzg0m00 See Profile :

this firefox extension works awesome!
That is, if you support tools aiding thievery.
The only people who would use this are people who know to go to TPB anyway. So now it just saves them a step. Despicable? Definitely. But it won't affect a large number of people.
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Re: Damn!

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Not alot of people
yeah that sure isnt alot of people there...
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The only people who would use this are people who know to go to TPB anyway. So now it just saves them a step. Despicable? But it won't affect a large number of people.

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Re: Damn!

said by jwwolf See Profile :

yeah that sure isnt alot of people there...
said by Matt See Profile :

The only people who would use this are people who know to go to TPB anyway. So now it just saves them a step. Despicable? But it won't affect a large number of people.
Those are already TPB users, so it's not like they were going to buy from Amazon anyway.

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what i meant was that it does what it is designed to do quite well. it has nothing to do with whether or not someone supports or does not support "thievery".

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said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

said by c0wzg0m00 See Profile :

this firefox extension works awesome!
That is, if you support tools aiding thievery.
Firefox does not control who writes extensions, and for what purpose.

And using your reasoning, an ISP that offers a usenet server is "aiding thievery" as well.... as a matter of fact one could argue that a ISP that is even allowing access to thepiratebay.org is "aiding thievery".

Accusing people that use Firefox that they "support tools aiding thievery" is pretty silly. :P

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Re: Damn!

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said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

said by c0wzg0m00 See Profile :

this firefox extension works awesome!
That is, if you support tools aiding thievery.
Firefox does not control who writes extensions, and for what purpose.

And using your reasoning, an ISP that offers a usenet server is "aiding thievery" as well.... as a matter of fact one could argue that a ISP that is even allowing access to thepiratebay.org is "aiding thievery".

Accusing people that use Firefox that they "support tools aiding thievery" is pretty silly. :P
He was referring to the Firefox extension, not Firefox itself.

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said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

said by c0wzg0m00 See Profile :
this firefox extension works awesome!
That is, if you support tools aiding thievery.
How do you feel about Ad-Block Plus?
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Re: Damn!

Ad-Block? YOU'RE ROBBING WEBSITE OWNERS OF THEIR REVENUE!

Now what's this little red octagon at the bottom of my browser for...

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said by funchords See Profile :

said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

said by c0wzg0m00 See Profile :
this firefox extension works awesome!
That is, if you support tools aiding thievery.
How do you feel about Ad-Block Plus?
For ad-supported sites, it's also thievery.

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said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

said by c0wzg0m00 See Profile :

this firefox extension works awesome!
That is, if you support tools aiding thievery.
Guns don't kill people, people kill people.

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Re: Damn!

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said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

said by c0wzg0m00 See Profile :

this firefox extension works awesome!
That is, if you support tools aiding thievery.
Guns don't kill people, people kill people.
But a gun aids the person in killing another person.

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Re: Damn!

said by Matt See Profile :

But a gun aids the person in killing another person.
Anything can kill another person.. Should we make everything illegal?

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Re: Damn!

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But a gun aids the person in killing another person.
Anything can kill another person.. Should we make everything illegal?

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Guns don't kill people, people kill people.
Guns don't kill people.... Bullets do... that hit people who are standing in front of guns...er.... um but not the guns!
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said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

said by c0wzg0m00 See Profile :

this firefox extension works awesome!
That is, if you support tools aiding thievery.
I know I do! This is a great extension!

Here's a great site to buy a credit card reader and writer for $82:
»www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.17728

Here's some cheap lockpicks:
»www.dealextreme.com/products.dx/category.829

You're welcome!!
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Re: Damn!

If you want to CLONE credit cards, then you need to be able to read/write all 3 tracks. The one you listed only does track 2. Here's a link to software and instructions on how to copy a debit card/credit card for real. Of course, the server who is stealing you card is just going to write down the number, and the CCV code, then lookup your address so they can order online. High level crooks will use the 3 track reader/writer to just copy the info. Ever wonder why registers make the cashier enter the last 4 digits? It's because it's VERY easy to clone a card. Unless you print up over 4000 different credit cards (note: There are only about 4000 valid 'last 4 digits', not the 10,000 you would think, the entry of the last 4 digits will stop them. Not to say they couldn't swipe the card themselves (aka 7-11 kind of thing), but if you go to any retail store, the cashier will need to enter the last 4 digits.

How do I know all this? Because it happened to me, when a crooked server at a restaurant 'cloned' my card. Luckily, I only use 1 card for food and gas, so as soon as I got my bill, I realized it had been cloned.

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said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

said by c0wzg0m00 See Profile :

this firefox extension works awesome!
That is, if you support tools aiding thievery.
says the guy who's probably infringing on the use of a copyrighted picture of dirty harry by using it as his avatar.
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What's the matter TK...don't you support free speech and competition?

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said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

said by c0wzg0m00 See Profile :

this firefox extension works awesome!
That is, if you support tools aiding thievery.
Not theft. Copyright infringement. Two completely different things that the uneducated keep getting wrong.

Theft does not equal copyright infringement and copyright infringement does not equal theft.

0 does not equal 15 not matter how hard you try to prove that and 15 does not equal 0 either.

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Firefox extensions in general are awesome. It's one of the main reasons I keep using it.

As for this one, it is a pretty creative one....

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I just don't like the high profile nature of this... it got on reddit and blasted to the front page. Other news sources are touting this as "the wave of the future for thieves" and such... I like downloading my shit under-cover.

I've always thought, if it's a good thing and everyone's getting something, shut the F up an keep the gravy train moving.

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Nice...

I am scared to try it though!

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Re: Nice...

I looked at the code. It isn't malicious, but it is overly complicated for what it actually does. It basically implements a very dumbed down version of Greasemonkey and then runs itself as a script in the page examining all web traffic on Amazon's site and replacing images with links to the Pirate Bay.

There's much simpler ways of doing what it does.
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Ah, works fine it appears....

I'll turn it off now.

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Ah, works fine it appears....

I'll turn it off now.
LOL you should be shot for looking up Waterworld.

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said by KrK