FC: University of Calgary will continue with virus writing course

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

[Good for the University of Calgary! There's not that much difference 
between a course teaching how to write viruses and a course telling how to 
craft countermeasures and improve security. Knowledge is transferable. 
--Declan]

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From: "Richard Glen Boire" <rgb () cognitiveliberty org>
To: "Declan McCullagh" <declan () well com>
Subject: Computer virus class nixed
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 16:43:12 -0700

Hi Declan -

Thought the list might find this of interest. The blurb is from Ethics
Newsline:
http://www.globalethics.org/newsline/members/currentissue2.tmpl published by
the Institute for Global Ethics.

--Richard Glen Boire
Co-Director / Legal Counsel
Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics (ccle)
http://www.cognitiveliberty.org


University Refuses to Halt Course on Writing Computer Viruses

CALGARY
The University of Calgary last week took heat for its decision to teach
students how to write computer viruses, insisting that the class was the
best course for preparing students to fight the tech scourge....

Full story:
http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=6/9/2003&id=0609031721414




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