The Greatest Data Thefts in History

You completely missed the seminal communications technology theft of all time: Alexander Graham Bell's theft of Elisha Gray's liquid transmitter design. In early March of 1876, Bell found a way to examine Gray's confidential patent "caveat" (precursor to patent pending), filed in February of that year, and went back to Boston to pursue a completely new line of inquiry based on Gray's design, as Bell's sketchbooks clearly show.

Ironically, Bell and Gray went on to file separate patent applications on the SAME DAY, and the rest (including nearly a century of litigation) is "history."

What about when GOD created everything and then man came along and invented science and stole it from GOD? Yes I said the GOD word, I will not continue. Please not everyone go into a panic. Still, my point is, look what science took from religion. I am done. Seriously, please do not get your panties in a wad.

God is a invention of man. God created nothing but fear and false hope. Science took credibility from religion, that's what it took, credibility from a organization based on ignorance. I'd call that progress.

Please may I say that we should not begin with starting a religion science argument. None of that matters;

@ Q, currently as it stands, god is just a figment of our consciousness in the top of our frontal orbitals in order to keep us under control and not opt out due to our basic emotions we obtained over 1 million years ago; propagate and think life has something greater than Arthur C. Clarks Leopard in the night stalking man ape...
@michael_golden06, though your argument is credible, there also lies that on the level of technological advancements to civilization, that some of the leaders of inventions or modifications of physics or chemistry have had a religious background.

Overall, progress is the Scientific Method, and invention is the mother of necessity. Lets keep these comments ethical peoplez ^^

" Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." Albert Einstein

Dear
michael_golden06,Starchild_1,
I am not trying to make an argument pro or against religion. The article is just pointing out the theft of large amount of data. I went with that thought process and thought to me as one group see another group a large amount of data will go missing. Scientist often refer to religion as fables and made up stories. So if they dismiss this data, it will later go missing and be gone. I did not making a religious debate. I only point out of its existence of the debate and consequence.

I wish very much to stay on topic. We can easily continue on with the article and topic.

It can also be thought of as this way. As one group disaproves of some words or data in a book, they all got together and burn the books to steal the data from peoples minds at that current time and the future.

Now as a society we preserve all our knowledge digitally, just think in the future if one group disaproves of a thought process that has been digitaly stored, it just one little delete button gone away, stolen from the minds of the rest of us.

If man should move and live in outerspace, his data will be stored digitally and deletion of ideas can easily be done.
Digitally what will the future bring in the preservation of ideas?

I started my point using religion, because wars are fought over these and the burning of books and putting away of different culture ideas is historically typical. I gained your attention and response. Thank you.

Q, I wish there was a like-button on popsci. Anyway yup, I'm about to do it. Don't forget the Hamburgler that tried to steal McDonalds secret recipe. I wonder why he doesn't come on commercials anymore. Perhaps he realized he could just download Metaspoit and Armatage, become a script-kiddie and just take it from McDonalds wi-fi? Ehhh^^

" Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." Albert Einstein

I'm just saying, its people like me that don't trust (free wi-fi here) spots. I am weary of those cause of wi-fi pineapples. You'd be surprised how much cyber theft is done everyday around you within a 1 mile radius.

" Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." Albert Einstein

"Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts"

The Trojan War had gone on for 10 years. Since both sides had gods on their sides, and Achilles, the greatest of the Greeks, and Hector, the greatest of the Trojans, were dead, the two sides were pretty evenly matched. One thing the Greeks had that the Trojans lacked was the cunning of an Odysseus. Odysseus devised the idea of a Trojan Horse. When the "Trojan Horse" was left at the gates of Troy, the Trojans thought the Greeks had left it as a pious parting gift because they had given up and sailed home. The Trojans welcomed the gift and took it within their walls, little knowing the belly of the beast was filled with armed soldiers who would soon destroy their city.

Oh,fyi, the movie is some what different than the orginal book. Read a book, its vitamins for the brain!! ;)

Yikes! My comment could of been read as an insult, no insult intended.

Starchild_1,
My sentence was for the general public and meant to be postive. I love books and encourage all to read. Read a book, its vitamins for the brain!! ;)

No prob Grunt, you and me think alike, "books are vitamins for the brain." I read the story myself when I was younger. The only things I read now are by futurist and popular scientist like Dr. Michio Kaku, but occasionally I'll throw in some Victorian literature. ^^

" Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." Albert Einstein

Where does everyone think stealing via illegal downloads rank in the history of Data Thefts?

Or are illegal downloads irrelevant since the original purpose of the Internet was to share and be a library? You are allowed to photocopy books in a library without having to buy books.

LOLZ, piratebay! godbless the internet!

How many people lost their precious pictures, letters, memories, when a computer died, electronics died, hacker or virus? How many deleted something or someone else’s and later regretted it.

May people put their memories on CD\DVDs, believing their memories will be there protected. Yes, one scratch can ruin it in a second and everyone knows this, but what almost everyone do not realize is a CD\DVD sitting on a shelf, degrades and 3 to 5 years the data will be gone, the CD\DVD unreadable

That $20 movie or music we buy is of a higher quality and the manner of how the data stored on it is better. Those do last 10 to 20 years sitting on a shelf. Still, that time is not long when you wish to see your memories when you are old or pass it on to other family members.

I always recommend to my friends, if memories are important, print out that picture from a quality photo place on quality paper. People respond I have 1000s of pictures. And I yes, I do too and understand. I still recommend picking out the precious ones and having them printed and put in a frame or a photo book.

If that memory is important, you need to make it as solid and tangible as possible.

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