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IP: more on : Government questions over Windows XP security flaws
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 05:20:30 -0500
To: farber () cis upenn edu X-Image-URL: http://www.transsys.com/louie/images/louie-mail.jpg From: "Louis A. Mamakos" <louie () TransSys COM> > The government's rare interest in the problems with Windows XP > software, which is expected to be widely adopted by consumers, > illustrates U.S. concerns about risks to the Internet. I really wish that folks reporting these stories would not confuse poorly implemented end-systems with Internet infrastructure. Should the end systems in question be attacked, hacked or otherwise disabled, mostly the rest of us on the Internet probably won't care. This is like worrying about the safety of the Interstate highway system in the face of exploding Ford Pinto fuel tanks. Yes, this is a problem that needs to be worried about, but this isn't intrinsicly an infrastructure risk. If there are concerns about the general internet infrastructure, then that's a fine thing to worry about. The fact that Windows is enabling end-users to get screwed is different issue, probably one that the FTC should start getting worried about. louie
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