tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669572224180685511.post7524930362227219518..comments2023-08-10T06:30:03.500-07:00Comments on Digital Looking Glass: BBC reports rise in script kiddie activityMark Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732579306255170681noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669572224180685511.post-79394497899017801582008-11-06T07:54:00.000-08:002008-11-06T07:54:00.000-08:00They are hard to tell apart. The easiest way is th...They are hard to tell apart. The easiest way is that the AKM has a black plastic grip, but not even that is sure, as several parts are interchangeable, among them the grip, and this is frequently done. It's not even uncommon to see AK-74's with an AK-47 stock. Modular design at its best! :)<BR/><BR/>I'll read the other article now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669572224180685511.post-57098883056045963412008-11-06T06:38:00.000-08:002008-11-06T06:38:00.000-08:00Hi TrobergThanks for the comment :-)Ah yes, the AK...Hi Troberg<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment :-)<BR/><BR/>Ah yes, the AK74, first revealed by the ever wonderful Jane's guide to Infantry weapons (www.janesguide.com). It is an example of how espionage need not be high tech. To be honest, I couldn't tell the difference between an AK47 and an AKM without a guide and it wasn't me that went to see the workshop. It was a gentleman who worked for the US Federal Government who I do not plan to name :-)<BR/><BR/>As for the whole issue on government monitoring, I already discussed it here:<BR/><BR/>http://digitallookingglass.blogspot.com/2008/10/1984-project-delivered-late-big-brother.html<BR/><BR/>Hope that this helps<BR/><BR/>MarkMark Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15732579306255170681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669572224180685511.post-84630564442242478212008-11-05T05:02:00.000-08:002008-11-05T05:02:00.000-08:00Interesting read, and I only have one minor commen...Interesting read, and I only have one minor comment:<BR/><BR/>The Chinese army does not use AK-47's. In fact, almost no one does today, they have heen replaced by AKM or AK-74 in most places, and most rifles commonly called AK-47 are actually AKM's. China used a rifle called Type 56, which is a modified version of the AK-47, but even that one has been replaced with the Type 81, a much more advanced rifle, still inspired by the AK-family, but with important several improvements. In other words, if the guards had AK-47's, they were most likely not army.<BR/><BR/>That concludes my nitpicking for today.<BR/><BR/>A request for an article: It would be very interesting to hear your views as a security expert on the upcoming wave of massive eavesdropping systems and databases of private information such as Echelon, Onyx or the ones put in place here in Sweden by the FRA. Will they be effective? How invasive will they be? What types of information will they handle? Will they catch crooks, or just ordinary citizens? Will they be worth it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com