The article discusses the potential downfalls of relying on the law for computer security protection. The authors argue that laws should not be relied upon for prevention of computer security problems. They point to the lack of respect among many DVD pirates for the provisions in the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998, and other global copyright protections as an example where technological solutions would be more effective than a threatened legal action. The authors also criticize what they term "security through obscurity," which they define as the ill-advised security strategy of attempting to provide little documentation about how a program works in order to better secure the system. The article also discusses privacy and security implications of RFID chips.