Re: Symantec wants to criminalize security info sharing

[Blue Boar <BlueBoar () thievco com>]

Richard M. Smith wrote:
>    "But perhaps the most controversial suggestion came 
>    from John Schwarz, president and COO of antivirus 
>    firm Symantec, who called for legislation to criminalize 
>    the sharing of information and tools online that can be 
>    used by malicious hackers and virus writers." 

If you were trying to give him the benefit of the doubt (that the quote is 
out of context or incomplete), one could read that as he's suggesting they 
outlaw virus creation kits.

Of course, I don't trust my government to write a law in that area 
properly, slippery slope, etc... so please carry on with the discussion.

                                        BB

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