[geeks] I guess our paranoia is justified...

[Kurt Huhn]

Does this mean that all users of computers everywhere will be forced by the
government to upgrade hardware/software/both just to be in compliance?
*THAT* sounds felony bad to me.  Since when is this a Good Thing?

I better get rich soon - I'll have to stop using computers altogether.

Kurt


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Hebel" <drone8of9 at crosswinds.net>
To: "Geeks at Sunhelp. Org" <geeks at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 11:09 PM
Subject: [geeks] I guess our paranoia is justified...


> I guess our paranoia about making totally self-destructing computer
> systems is more than a little justified by new laws being proposed:
>
> http://www.politechbot.com/docs/hollings.090701.html
> http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46655,00.html
>
> I don't think it'll pass as it is but I can believe it will be re-written
and
> passed.
>
> I used to think all those paranoid people were just overdoing things.
>  Now I'm not so sure. :-(  (Yeah, I know - look in the mirror.)
>
> Y'know, this is even going to affect certification in the tech
> business.  People who aren't certified are probably not going to be
> able to get jobs as easily because they would be more likely to do
> something "unsecure" with the technology.  MCIPP - Microsoft Certified
> IP Professional.
>
> IP Property Security 101 - not a class I really want to have to take.
>
> Sorry if I'm ranting/droning but things like this make me seriously
question
> moving my family out of this country.  The question that keeps
> stopping me is "Where would this be different?".
>
> Mike Hebel                        mailto:drone8of9 at crosswinds.net
>
> http://drone8of9.crosswinds.net/documents/Mike_Hebel_Current_3.html
>
> http://drone8of9.crosswinds.net/documents/Mike_Hebel_Current_3.doc
>
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