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OT: ownership of Mega.co.nz (was Re: Warning Linux Mint Website Hacked and ISOs replaced with Backdoored Operating System)



On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 12:18:40AM +1100, Andrew McGlashan wrote:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_%28service%29
> 
> "In July 2015, Dotcom said he doesn't trust Mega service in a Q&A
> session with tech website Slashdot, claims the company had "suffered
> from a hostile takeover by a Chinese investor who is wanted in China for
> fraud" and that the New Zealand government seized this investor's shares
> and now has control of the site. Dotcom encouraged readers not to use it
> and that he plans to set up a completely open source nonprofit
> competitor. Dotcom announced on his Twitter account that he plans to
> release a detailed breakdown of Mega's status.[31][32] Mega responded
> that the authorities have not opposed or interefered with any of Mega’s
> operations.[33]"
> 
> The Q&A link and others available via Wikipedia....

Wow. Once is unlucky. Twice seems like carelessness...


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