USAF wants to violate federal criminal law

[Grant Heller]

Fortunately, desire and ability are not the same thing.

While I have to respect that an entity as large, well-funded, and powerful
as the U.S. military represents a credible threat to individual users that
they may select, I don't see them as that kind of threat to ALL users using
the variety of operating systems loaded with so many unique application
installations sitting behind a diverse array of uniquely configured security
appliances.

Of course, for the conspiracy minded, you have to appreciate that the recent
scandals involving chinese electronics, harddrives, etc., that such a plot
just might be in the making with the consumers footing the bill by paying
for hardware and bandwidth. I don't believe that to be the case, but it
might make a good book.


On 5/18/08, Scott Bennett <bennett at cs.niu.edu> wrote:
>
>     For those who are interested in seeing how little difference in
> principle
> there is between the U.S. government of today and that of Stalin's U.S.S.R.
> of
> yesterday, check out the article at
>
>        http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/05/air-force-mater.html
>
> which discusses the Air Force's desire to be able to take over any and
> every
> computer on the net, regardless of where those computers may be.  They want
> not only to be able to take control of those computers, but also to be able
> to install undetectable spyware.
>
>                                  Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG
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> * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good  *
> * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments *
> * -- a standing army."                                               *
> *    -- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790         *
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