> Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:25:14 +0100 (BST) > From: Drsolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Fergie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [funsec] Congressman Ed Markey Wants Security Researcher Arrested > Cc: funsec@linuxbox.org > > On Fri, 27 Oct 2006, Fergie wrote: > > > This is... priceless. > > > > Via 27B Stroke 6. > > > > [snip] > > > > Congressman Edward Markey (D-Mass.) wants the federal government to > > arrest security researcher Christopher Soghoian for creating the > > Northwest Airline Boarding Pass Generator, a site which lets anyone > > create a facsimile of a Northwest Airlines boarding pass. Soghoian > > hoped to spur Congress to look closely at the nation's aviation > > security policies, which he calls "security theater." > > > > Instead, Markey, a member of the House Homeland Security committee, > > wants the site shut down and Soghoian arrested. > > > > "The Bush Administration must immediately act to investigate, apprehend > > those responsible, shut down the website, and warn airlines and > > aviation security officials to be on the look-out for fraudsters or > > terrorists trying to use fake boarding passes in an attempt to cheat > > their way through security and onto a plane," Markey said in a > > statement. "There are enough loopholes at the backdoor of our passenger > > airplanes from not scanning cargo for bombs; > > Oh? I didnt know that. Wouldn't it be a good idea to start doing that? > > By the way, was it wise of the House Homeland Security committee to reveal > this information?
Of *COURSE* it was wise to reveal this info! They need to be seen DOING *SOMETHING*. I mean, it *IS* Theatre, is it not? (Theatre being defined as "the willing suspension of disbelief") ------------------------------------------------------------------- I am perfectly capable of learning from my mistakes. I will surely learn a great deal today. "A democracy is a sheep and two wolves deciding on what to have for lunch. Freedom is a well armed sheep contesting the results of the decision." - Benjamin Franklin "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." --Alexander Hamilton _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
