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Several US states to outlaw firewalls and IP encryption
chaizak:
Thank God I don't live in the States.
What are the trying to do live un open door for every hacker to get inside every PC and every server that is online in USA.
If nobody uses firewall i believe the number of hackers will be soon increased(tripled) because it will be much easier and nobody using a PC will be safe.
Our only hope that home users decide that linux and Mac are the best choices for safe web exploring although it will be easier than it is now to hack both.
The security is everythink we should stop them form their Spy techniques.
Faust:
How will they know if someone is using a firewall anyway?
new2linux55:
heh i can see it now people being arrested for smuggleing in firewall cds........
jtpenrod:
quote:The news about the bills was brought to our attention by Edward Felten, more famous for having a go at a different Bill. The states in question are Texas, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alaska, Tennessee and Colorado. The proposed legislation is intended to extend the much loathed Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
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That's OK by me, as I don't live in any of those states. And when they pass these extremely dumb-assed laws, and their entire IT industries move out, perhaps, some may choose to relocate to my home state. Make it a helluva lot more convenient for me as I wouldn't have to move out of state for one of those jobs.
On the down side, when their economies completely collapse, they will need more Federal assistance from my tax dollars. :mad: :mad: :mad:
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[ May 06, 2003: Message edited by: jtpenrod ]
SpeeDFreaK:
Sucks to live in texas :( .
Anyways, what is the effect on thin clients? Say a set of thin X-terminals off of a linux server? Would those be counted as a computer? Maybe they should make gaming thin clients for this purpose. GeforceFXs with 4gb ramdrives :D . I can dream, can't I?
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