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Congress: P2P networks harm national security
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:49:37 -0500
Anybody looked into this alleged P2P problem? It should be easy enough to do searches for documents files and see what pops up. Richard http://news.com.com/Congress+P2P+networks+harm+national+security/2100-1029_3 -6198585.html?tag=nefd.lede WASHINGTON--Politicians charged on Tuesday that peer-to-peer networks can pose a "national security threat" because they enable federal employees to share sensitive or classified documents accidentally from their computers. At <http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1424> a hearing on the topic, Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) said, without offering details, that he is considering new laws aimed at addressing the problem. He said he was troubled by the possibility that foreign governments, terrorists or organized crime could gain access to documents that reveal national secrets. Also at the hearing, <http://www.limewire.com/about/team.php> Mark Gorton, the chairman of Lime Wire, which makes the peer-to-peer software LimeWire, was assailed for allegedly harming national security through offering his product. ...
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- Congress: P2P networks harm national security Richard M. Smith (Jul 24)
- Re: Congress: P2P networks harm national security Nick FitzGerald (Jul 24)
- Re: Congress: P2P networks harm national security Sean Donelan (Jul 25)
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- Re: Congress: P2P networks harm national security Paul Ferguson (Jul 24)
- Re: Congress: P2P networks harm national security Valdis . Kletnieks (Jul 24)
- Re: Congress: P2P networks harm national security Dragos Ruiu (Jul 24)
- Re: Congress: P2P networks harm national security Valdis . Kletnieks (Jul 24)
- Re: Congress: P2P networks harm national security Paul Ferguson (Jul 24)