In Washington, this happened to Sen. Bennett, the former chairman of the Republican High-Tech Task Force and the current chairman of a GOP working group on "cyber safety and critical infrastructure protection": http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,43740,00.html ******** From: terry.sat_private To: declanat_private Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 15:51:46 -0400 Subject: Legislature in Porn Virus Web Your Taxpayer Dollars At Work Lawmaker Accidentally Catches Legislature In Porn Virus Web Law Vegas Review-Journal Communication at the Legislature has come a long way from 20 years ago when lanky powerhouse lobbyist Jim Joyce would wave his tie as a signal to other lobbyists to rescue him from an unwanted conversation But now e-mail is the communication of choice. Got a laptop? Sit in a hearing and e-mail the legislators on the committee during the testimony. Anyone can do it, but it only works with lawmakers who are computer savvy and check their e-mails, like Assemblyman Dennis Nolan, R-Las Vegas. Nolan opened a porn virus which shut down the Legislature's e-mail Wednesday and Thursday. He opened the e-mail, thinking it was from an engineering associate, but it was a virus that sent X-rated pictures to all the people on his address book -- including fellow lawmakers. http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/May-14-Mon-2001/news/16070714.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if it remains intact. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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