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US .gov WHOIS Info Restricted Over Attacker Fears

An anonymous reader writes "VeriSign Inc has stopped providing access to information about the .gov internet domain, which is restricted to US government bodies, over concerns the data could be used in planning internet attacks."

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  1. ouhhhh the Terrorists by matto14 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    like the Terrorists are now going to use WHOIS. like they didn't do this before and don't know there targets. Besides the old fashioned mailing address system still works.

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  2. Apparently you've never been to OK or AR by BoomerSooner · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Arkansas and Oklahoma should patent stupid. There are some bright spots but for the most part IQ is severly lacking. Now don't get me wrong, give credit where credit is due. Most people are stupid. Hell, I probably couldn't pass my own critical standards. The south does have a shitload of stupid people.

    For example, my state of Oklahoma is approximately 60% registered Democrat. In every election these dipshits vote for Republicans. This is the worst bandwagoning state ever (thank god for that because I would have never gotten my great seats for OU games). Oklahomans have a major inferiority complex when it comes to Texas too. Granted I hate Texas but I've lived there.

    You would think a state that is subsidized by the larger states would come to the conclusion that "hmmm, those Californians, New Yorkers, ... are doing better than we are financially. Maybe their political views aren't wrong."

    I have the perfect solution to every stupid fucking Republican BandWagoner in this state. Since Republicans believe that Government Subsidies are bad how about Oklahoma only gets back from the Federal Government what we pay in? What's that you say? Oklahoma gets 2.5 times what we pay in? Hmmm... sounds like those "spending democrats" are doing the dipshits of Oklahoma a favor by subsidizing our roads, healthcare, education, ...

    The one line I like to give to my Republican friends is this, it's okay to help someone in need. Of course Oklahomans are hypocrites too because these are the same dumbfucks that go to church (you should see the fucking churches in Norman, almost every one of them has doubled in size in the last 5 years) and give their money to buy their way into heaven, but won't help a starving family who has no access to education, medical sevices, food, or a standard of life above the poverty line.

    George W gave me a $20K tax cut last year (I make a shitload of money and am still a democrat to my idiot family's dismay) but did I miss that $20K? No, but I guaranfuckingtee you some poor family struggling to get by in Little Axe probably misses that extra few dollars in Government aid that they no longer receive because "The American People Need A Tax Cut". Fuck George W. Anyone could do a better job (and avoid starting WWIII).

    So next time some asshole republican comes up to me saying how great our President is and how he restored respectability to the office, I'll just smile because the idiots are getting what they deserve. Don't get me started on the Largent/Watts shit. DONT VOTE FOR PEOPLE SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY WERE FOOTBALL PLAYERS!!!!! (This goes for Nebraskans too.)