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Fiber-Optic Map: A Classified Dissertation?
An anonymous reader writes "So you spent all that time researching, compiling and formatting your dissertation ... now what if it became classified information? That's exactly what may end up happening to Sean Gorman's dissertation.
He's compiled a detailed map of American companies and the networks that bind it all together, right down to the very last fibre connection.
The government wants it classified in the interest of national security. Large financial institutions want it classified/destroyed in the interest of economic security. But terrorists would love for this to be published ... it would make their job so much easier." If Gorman can map the fiber network though, doesn't that mean someone else could do the same? Update: 07/09 13:06 GMT by T : Sorry, I blinked past the story as posted yesterday.
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Very true...but America didn't exactly "invade" Iraq purely on the basis of WMD's. I think that Oil was the sole reason, and that WMD's were just a pitiful attempt at justifying it.
But of course, the CIA won't learn a thing...as anything dangerous should be in America's hands. *cough* *cough* WMD's should ONLY be in America's hands. Fibre Optic Cable Maps should ONLY be in America's hands. *cough* *cough*
BLAH. For your viewing pleasure: blah.