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Boing Boing Founder Warns of "Internet AIDS"

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the orwell-was-an-optimist dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Cory Doctorow, founder of Boing Boing, says he doesn't have a problem in principle with the automated network defense systems that guard the Internet against malware, spamigation bots, and other network nasties. However, in his article 'The Future of Internet Immune Systems,' he bemoans the problems caused by 'Internet autoimmune disorder' — where the network defenses designed to block network attacks are automated and instantaneous, but the systems in place to reverse erroneous lockdowns are manual and unresponsive."

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  1. Auto-immune != immuno-deficient by ChameleonDave · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The summary title is stupid.

    AIDS is not auto-immune; it is immuno-deficient. The FA doesn't mention AIDS. Try this.

  2. hmm by theMerovingian · · Score: 5, Funny


    the systems in place to reverse erroneous lockdowns are manual and unresponsive

    Anyone who is married knows how much of a dilemma this presents...

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  3. Re:Not AIDS by Hatta · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not lupus, it's never lupus.

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  4. AIDS? by Pendersempai · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Only if we get to call a tiered internet "Internet racism."

    Spam is email that forces itself upon me -- that can be "Internet rape."

    What Comcast is doing to bittorrent traffic: "Internet genocide."

    And the projected brownouts as described by that other article on the front page right now: "Internet Alzheimer's."

    These attention-grabbing headlines are so accurate and informative!