Cause when you can actually manipulate a computer's memory at this low level, you can steal people's passwords, you can steal their data if you know how that memory is laid out.

因为即使是在这么低的权限下,你也能熟练控制电脑的存储器,你就可以窃取别人的秘密，如果知道相应数据位于哪里的话,你也能窃取别人的数据。

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