The new order sweeps away decades of existing U.S. cybersecurity policy prohibiting private companies from conducting ‘hack back’ attacks or offensive cyber operations.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20260813215558/https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/in-a-first-us-will-allow-some-private-firms-to-carry-out-cyberattacks/
As usual we’re getting the shitty cyberpunk future. The franchise nation-states, the corporate metanationals, the incessant spying, corporate control, collapsed environment etc… with none of the cool personal tech or flying cars.
What? Your 5inch oracle isn’t cool enough?
God, I wish mine was that long. And it’s no oracle, it makes awful decisions as often as I do.
we just need to make it fully the responsibility of the company to prove items were stolen, licenses agreed to, and strengthen first sale doctrin; and the cool personal tech will follow.