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Re: Fwd: SeeWhatYouShare.com
From: "Gregory A. Gilliss" <ggilliss () netpublishing com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:33:23 -0700
Forgive me for being suspicious of a Web site that is less than one month old and that is presumably based in Eastern Montana, ... There seems to be a thread of articles purporting to trumpet the security dangers of open source/peer-to-peer computing all of a sudden. While I don't doubt that there exists the possibility that information can and is leaked by these technologies (due, likely, to them being misused and misconfigured by clueless newbies), I am afraid that this is the beginning of a ground swell attempt to restrict these technologies in the name of "national security", thereby allowing the government to do what the RIAA and other well-meaning" capitalist money grubbers have failed to do. Information should be free. G On or about 2004.07.28 10:45:46 +0000, Gideon T. Rasmussen, CISSP, CISM, CFSO, SCSA (lists () infostruct net) said:
Came across this in the Yahoo security-awareness group... ARE P2P networks leaking military secrets? ZDNet.com - USA ... See What You Share" site has been online for a week and has published photos ranging from a crashed military jet to a screenshot of a spreadsheet file that ... <http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5285918.html> _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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Current thread:
- Fwd: SeeWhatYouShare.com Gideon T. Rasmussen, CISSP, CISM, CFSO, SCSA (Jul 28)
- Re: Fwd: SeeWhatYouShare.com Gregory A. Gilliss (Jul 28)
- RE: Fwd: SeeWhatYouShare.com Todd Towles (Jul 28)
- Re: Fwd: SeeWhatYouShare.com Steve Kudlak (Jul 29)
- RE: Fwd: SeeWhatYouShare.com Todd Towles (Jul 28)
- Re: Fwd: SeeWhatYouShare.com Gregory A. Gilliss (Jul 28)