-Caveat Lector-
In a message dated 3/30/99 12:49:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
<< Two software engineers have extracted information from the Melissa virus
that appears to lead to an account on America Online Inc. and a Web site
that, if matched with a person, could lead law enforcement officials to the
author of the prolific virus.
The key is a controversial serial number, called the Global Unique
Identifier or GUID, which is included in files created with Microsoft
Corp.'s (Nasdaq:MSFT) Office, as well as some other applications, including
Visual Basic. The serial number raised the concern of privacy advocates just
a few weeks ago for its ability to be used to trace certain documents back
to their creator.
That's exactly what two software engineers have done. >>
Well, it looks like another carefully crafted hoax so that the government can
get more broad reaching powers to interfere in the free flow of ideas in
cyberspace. WOW, I wonder how many people, or should I say "Sheeple" will now
think that the identifiers are a GOOD thing after all?
Teo1000
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