--- Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 18:06:23 +0200 (MEST) From: Mikael Pawlo <mikaelat_private> To: declanat_private Subject: FC? - The Dark Sides of the Internet Drugs. Gambling. Terrorism. Child Pornography. BusinessWeek has investigated the dark sides of the Internet. It ain't pretty. BW goes further than just describing the phenomenon. The magazine also argues for a solution. To the BusinessWeek editors, the Web has 'too many dark and dangerous corners and too little law and order'. First they suggest an end to balkanization of law enforcement. The legislator should make clear who is responsible for policing the Internet. Second, they suggest using knowledge from previous succesful efforts in fighting online criminal activity. However, they conclude: "The best deterrent may be a clear message that both the supplier and the buyer of illegal goods will face stiff penalties if they're caught." Read the entire story: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_35/b3797001.htm Maybe that's a link worth running on Politech, Declan? Regards Mikael _________________________________________________________________________ http://www.greplaw.org * http://www.gnuheter.com * http://www.lindahl.se _________________________________________________________________________ ICQ:35638414 mailto:mikaelat_private +46-70 421 58 25 http://www.pawlo.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ Recent CNET News.com articles: http://news.search.com/search?q=declan CNET Radio 9:40 am ET weekdays: http://cnet.com/broadband/0-7227152.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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