On Fri, 2010-12-10 at 10:47 -0500, Alex Vachon wrote: > In the news today: Teen arrested for Black Op against Call of Duty: > Black Ops > > http://www.siliconrepublic.com/new-media/item/19585-teen-arrested-for-black-op?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter > > Another sign that security on the web is starting to be really a big > story.
Yup - it has actually always be something journalists and politicians like to talk about. It draws on fears of the repercussions of the free sharing of information - you just need one guy who finds out about a security hole (like here with the Black Ops server) or willing to disclose secrets, and then everyone potentially gains access to it. It has similarities with the fights against piracy... The main issue is that really enforcing "security" (or, more accurately, "control") over the Internet requires to take very drastic measures that affect very negatively our freedoms. So I guess we'll read a lot about these kind of issues for the decades to come, while society tries to adapt to the consequences of the free sharing of information. A good subject for a game ;p Xavier. _______________________________________________ Farsides mailing list - [email protected] Wiki: http://farsides.com/ List: http://farsides.com/ml/ Forum: http://farsides.com/forum/ Ideas: http://farsides.com/ideas/ Chat: http://farsides.com/chat/
