Use a firewall, go to jail, and send Bill Gates too

Use a firewall, go to jail, and send Bill Gates too
John Lettice, The Register 2003-03-28

The (DMCA) Digital Millennium Copyright Act clearly isn't enough for some people. Massachusetts and Texas are - in curious formation - considering bills that will extend it to make firewalls (among other things) illegal.

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Use a firewall, go to jail, and send Bill Gates too 2003-03-29
Anonymous

That's complete crap .. to put it bluntly. Next all cellphones will be devoid of the data protection option. Someone needs to enroll these computer illiterate lawmakers in a basic computer skills class. Those individual proposing laws ..don't understand the technology well enough to use it efficien...

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Needs clarification.. 2003-03-29
Anonymous

Well, technically speaking, NAT'ing masks the actually computer the information came from. However, the argument could be made that you still know *where* it came from because you at least have the ligitamate address of the firewall. So they wouldn't be able to tell that it came from the computer ...

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Use a firewall, go to jail, and send Bill Gates too 2003-03-30
Anonymous

Don't forget that Check Point's North American office is in Arlington, TX!!

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Use a firewall, go to jail, and send Bill Gates too 2003-03-30
Anonymous

This is a little bit absurd to try an outlaw firewalls...C'mon I mean people want the security but don't want to keep the networks they own secure....

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Use a firewall, go to jail, and send Bill Gates too 2003-03-31
Anonymous

Use IPSEC and go to jail too ;-)

Jim...

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Use a firewall, go to jail, and send Bill Gates too 2003-03-31
Serge-at-vanginderachter-dot-be (1 replies)

A nightmare.

I thought the USA were all about FREEDOM?

This is really starting to get Orwellian.

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Use a firewall, go to jail, and send Bill Gates too 2003-04-01
Anonymous

In response to email being encrpted. It is true that the header is not encrypted. But imagine that you are connected to a corporate VPN and are using that encrypted tunnel to send email out. You are then breaking the law. As a matter of fact all VPN transactions would be illegal. Making a NAT illega...

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Use a firewall, go to jail, and send Bill Gates too 2003-04-02
Anonymous

Hey, now that they are trying to outlaw firewalls, why don't they just try to outlaw computers too. I mean, that would solve the whole world's problems. *Rolls eyes*...

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Use a firewall, go to jail, and send Bill Gates too 2003-04-07
Kelraith

Okay, so next time a 9-11 attack occurs if its net based. They will all cry where was the security? Less security means attacks and cyber terrrorism will get alot easier. Al-Qeada already have proven how well a terrorist organization can use the net.

Just my 2 cents....

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Use a firewall, go to jail, and send Bill Gates too 2003-04-07
Anonymous and proud of it!

Makes about as much sense as making it a crime to "not" put a return addy on your phone bill next time you mail it out. Just think of the horror knowing, anyone could put your return addy on a envelope and mail it to someone. Quick we better put armed guards at all mail boxes to check id's too......

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