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Former CIA Head Calls for Limiting Access to the Internet

Posted by michael on from the feeling-safer-already dept.

GMill writes "Former CIA head George Tenet has called for limiting access to the internet to only those who take security seriously and that the industry should 'lead the way' in restricting access. Somehow I don't think that this is a call to ban Microsoft products from the internet. What exactly does he want?"

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  1. Re:Good. by pixelpusher220 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Well the *American* driving *tests* have failed miserably but try the German tests on for size.

    Show of hands how many people in the US have failed their driving test? It ain't many. Go to Germany and plenty of people have failed...some more than once.

    It costs serious cash and time to take the training; as such the people value their 'priviledge' as opposed to us Americans who 'expect our right' to be able to drive.

    Oh yeah I love it when a sig actually relates to a topic ;-)


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    People in cars cause accidents....accidents in cars cause people :-D
  2. Welcome to the united states of Bush by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative
    Here in the United States of Bush, citizens are free from smut, sex and drugs. We have declared war on everything bad for you, including:

    homosexuality, pornography, critical thinking, sex for pleasure, condoms, birth control, female pants (women should only wear dresses), good taste, gay marriages, healthcare, social security, terrorism, new age religion, all other non protestant religions and all democrats.

    Joking aside, 4 more years of loosing civil rights. All those who vote for Bush thinking they trade freedom for security, job well done. </sarcasm>

  3. Re:The Form by throughthewire · · Score: 2, Informative
    Dunno if he wrote it, but the first time I saw it on slashdot was about a year ago in a post by MillionthMonkey.

    I suppose you could ask him.

  4. Re:Sounds good to me. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    Claim: Vice-President Al Gore claimed that he "invented" the Internet.
    Status: False.

    See here