Immunizing the Internet 181
jonny4001 writes "The Harvard Law Review has published a student-written article that argues that hackers, worms, and viruses are good for network security and that the law and public policy should encourage 'beneficial' hacking. From the article: 'Exploitation of security holes prompts users and vendors to close those holes, vendors to emphasize security in system development, and users to adopt improved security practices. This constant strengthening of security reduces the likelihood of a catastrophic attack -- one that would threaten national or even global security [...] Current federal law, however, does not properly value such strategic goals.'"
Finally! (Score:5, Funny)
Wow! Who knew? (Score:5, Funny)
For those who won't RTFA (Score:5, Funny)
IMMUNIZING THE INTERNET, OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE WORM
Taquila Sunrise (Score:3, Funny)
Looks like I found a new Taquila drinking buddy.
Re:Does this work for offline crime? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Why Shouldn't it :-P (Score:5, Funny)
The rich people were probably just going to donate their spare wealth to charity to help the poor: robbery saves them the trouble of having to do that, too. It's a win-win situation!
Re:Taquila Sunrise (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Wow! Who knew? (Score:3, Funny)
Mark
Re:The well is poisoned. (Score:5, Funny)
It's easy to immunize the internet... (Score:2, Funny)