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Bot construction kit for non-programmers

We all know that ID theft and extortion bots are ubiquitous. Perhaps it is some consolation that a modicum of technical skill is needed to construct such things. That has changed.
I (a complete non-programmer) have just built not one but two “bots” using materials available here [link to http://nortontoday.symantec.com/pdf/extortion-papercraft.pdf no longer works] and here [link to http://nortontoday.symantec.com/pdf/Identitytheft-papercraft.pdf no longer works] ! With these templates, any 8 year-old can do the same!!!