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Darknets Coming Soon?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the something-to-think-about dept.

Anonymous Stalwart writes "CIO.com is running a story on darknets and their implications for security. With the ruling against Grokster, darknets seem poised to become a reality. How this will impact the future of the workplace, from top-level IT/IS managers all the way to non-IT jobs will depend on how the tech community that is developing this technology treats it."

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  1. I know the question we're all asking ourselves: by Sgt_Astro · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What the heck is a darknet?

  2. BBS more viable now by Scott7477 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I agree with you on this; one thing to note is that since long distance phone calls are so much cheaper than they were back in the day a BBS can have a broader-based user group. Users would spend a lot more time on line at two cents a minute than at twenty, obviously....

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