Maybe congress should just shut down the internet completely?
In most federal agencies, the firewalls are so locked down, it would be IMPOSSIBLE for a computer with P2P software to share files without intentionally bypassing security. If the federal employee is taking home sensitive data and putting it on their personal computer, then that's a management issue. Even if P2P was legislated into extinction, the bigger threat of federal employees losing computers will NEVER go away. It happens daily. This reeks of RIAA. Congress: P2P networks harm national security WASHINGTON--Politicians charged on Tuesday that peer-to-peer networks can pose a "national security threat" because they enable federal employees to share sensitive or classified documents accidentally from their computers. At a hearing on the topic, Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) said, without offering details, that he is considering new laws aimed at addressing the problem. He said he was troubled by the possibility that foreign governments, terrorists or organized crime could gain access to documents that reveal national secrets. Also at the hearing, Mark Gorton, the chairman of Lime Wire, which makes the peer-to-peer software LimeWire, was assailed for allegedly harming national security through offering his product. Complete article.... http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6198585.html _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
