[Good for the University of Calgary! There's not that much difference between a course teaching how to write viruses and a course telling how to craft countermeasures and improve security. Knowledge is transferable. --Declan] --- From: "Richard Glen Boire" <rgbat_private> To: "Declan McCullagh" <declanat_private> Subject: Computer virus class nixed Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 16:43:12 -0700 Hi Declan - Thought the list might find this of interest. The blurb is from Ethics Newsline: http://www.globalethics.org/newsline/members/currentissue2.tmpl published by the Institute for Global Ethics. --Richard Glen Boire Co-Director / Legal Counsel Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics (ccle) http://www.cognitiveliberty.org University Refuses to Halt Course on Writing Computer Viruses CALGARY The University of Calgary last week took heat for its decision to teach students how to write computer viruses, insisting that the class was the best course for preparing students to fight the tech scourge.... Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=6/9/2003&id=0609031721414 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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