Date sent: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:06:34 -0800 From: Gary Buhrmaster <[email protected]>
> The quote "It can't happen here" (referring to the US) > is probably correct in the current environment, and also > a warning. I would suggest that "It should not be allowed > to be able to happen here" is a position that more should > seriously consider (aka the Presidential Internet Kill Switch). Probably true, in both directions. The BBC notes that Egypt is, currently, one of the only countries with enough control over ISPs to be able to actually do this. In respect of the US doing it, I would note that, apparently, the only net part of Egypt currently reachable is the stock exchange :-) (Any bets on when someone realizes that and hacks the exchange?) ====================== (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] I'm afraid we're swindlers. We'll end in prison yet. - Albert Einstein victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm http://www.infosecbc.org/links http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/author/p1/ http://twitter.com/rslade _______________________________________________ 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.
