The FCC is not proposing that the govt. actually become an ISP. All the FCC is proposing is that a band of spectrum be opened up for unlicensed wireless Internet access. What this means is that anyone could set up shop and become the ISP, such as municipalities, private corporations, or IT Bob providing access to his neighbors.

What this essentially does is reboot the current Internet access model and create a well-fertilized field in which something else can grow. This gives us more choice, not less. There are no guarantees that what grows there is Good, but what it is not going to be is an ISP run by the Federal Govt.

Their argument for not forcing companies to disclose is that those big companies would be better off spending the money they would use to inform everyone on the people who actually get victimized. What does that even mean exactly? Also, they don't want to needlessly freak people out.

Sounds like a pretty weak argument to me really. More corporate BS?

BTW, I beat /. to the story on my ID theft site: Identity Theft Risk Overhyped. Do I get extra points for that, or what?

I _am_ the previous poster, you insensitive clod ...and by the way, all of your flame are belonging to us!