Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2000-09-12
Government officials say a global cybercrime treaty won't chill legitimate security work.
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Unbelievable
2000-09-13
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Another example of the laziness and desperation from our lawmakers
and government officials. Instead of trying harder to write applicable
legislation about the degrees of unauthorized use and access, or any
attempt to understand the phenomenon to a greater degree, they're
knee-jerking and trying...
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and government officials. Instead of trying harder to write applicable
legislation about the degrees of unauthorized use and access, or any
attempt to understand the phenomenon to a greater degree, they're
knee-jerking and trying...
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War on computer crime???
2000-09-14
Aaron H.
Aaron H.
Who declared a war on computer crime? Who is fighting in this war, the government? I get spam email everyday from spammers who rape open mail relays, hide their identities through open wingate's and proxies, sign up fraudulent ISP accounts etc... These spammers have to receive payment for their ...
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Control?
2000-09-20
wb
wb
Unfortunately, they can't control terrorism, international drug trade, drunk drivers, and the smuggling of ileagal aliens, so how are they going to stop "hostile code."
Good laws require that you have the desire, will and ability to enforce them. If one of those elements all you have is a piece ...
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Good laws require that you have the desire, will and ability to enforce them. If one of those elements all you have is a piece ...
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expertise is lacking in that quarter to draft laws which can ban
"weapons" without impeding security work?
Civil liberties and human rights do not exist for the convenience of
prosecutors. Indeed they exist to make a prosecutor's li...
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