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Several US states to outlaw firewalls and IP encryption
avello500:
when and if this happens. im going offline permanatley.
since this would outlaw every os out right now and cost mil\lions to bussiness to convert to new os's and put every dsl company out of business , i dont think it will happen.
Zero Cool XP:
Now I know that I don't live in the states but something like this will have all the big companies like Nokia, Samsung, Motorola and Sun Microsystems up in Florida sh**ing in their pants. Where's the security? Looks like theirs gonna be a hacker free for all soon!
ChakanTGM:
Sounds like proxies will also become a thing of the past. Congress should pass a law banning any state/local government from passing laws that impede on the free and unrestricted use of telecommunications technology.
That way the US wouldn't try to restrict the use of encryption, as many countries already do. They can lift the laws against wire tapping. And they can stop trying to turn the Internet into something that they can more easily control, because we all know that is their ultimate goal: to have a tap on everyone while they go unchecked.
I'll bet you anything those laws don't apply to them!
I'm going to write my congressman now. I hope you all do the same.
DJ:
http://forum.fuckmicrosoft.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=7&t=001265
[ March 31, 2003: Message edited by: Engineer ]
Calum:
isn't it illegal to pass such restrictive laws?
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