FC: Mark Milone on "Hacktivism: Securing the National Infrastructure"

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

Thanks to Mark for making this available to Politech readers, and apologies 
for the delay. I've placed his article here:
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/hacktivism.milone.010803.doc

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From: "Milone, Mark" <MMilone () NYMEX com>
To: "'declan () well com'" <declan () well com>
Subject: Hacktivism: Securing the National Infrastructure
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:26:33 -0500

Hi, Declan. I hope that this message finds you well. Attached please find my
article, which was published in this month's The Business Lawyer. Although
TBL has the right of first publication, I would like to find a site to host
the article and I would like to publish the following blurb with a link to
the article:

        The foundations of modern society - communications, power,
transportation, banking, water supply and public institutions - depend on
interconnected computer systems to operate properly.  Hostile groups
threaten this "National Infrastructure" by exploiting the strengths and
weaknesses intrinsic in its architecture.  Activists that utilize networked
forms of organization, doctrine, and strategy to protect civil liberties and
spread democratic values in cyberspace present an invaluable resource in
securing these systems.  These "hacktivists," however, must be provided with
the appropriate incentives and protections to encourage coordination with
government actors.  Facilitating this alliance will require an understanding
of the relationships between technology, law and policy in a democratic,
networked society.

Please let me know if you would be interested in hosting/republishing the
article.

Have a happy holiday!

Mark G. Milone
Associate General Counsel
New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.
World Financial Center
One North End Avenue
New York, New York 10282
(212) 299-2369 (direct)
(212) 299-2298 (fax)
mmilone () nymex com




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