On Tue, 2005-05-03 at 11:28, Jan Meijer wrote: > On Tue, 3 May 2005, n3td3v wrote: > > > This is a good thread. On the ITSafe website (a new security advisory > > site setup by uk.gov) it says the following... > > > > > > " > > ITsafe News Issue 2005/02 > > > > The normal plan is for ITsafe News to be published on a monthly basis. > > > > The April 2005 Issue has been withheld due to restrictions on > > publication of new material by Government Departments during the > > General Election, as detailed in the Cabinet Office guidance document. > > > > " > > > > > > Great stuff isn't it? This kinda goes to show UK gov is setup wrong > > with regards to internet security... > > Another reason *not* to vote for Blair? > > Elections are a sensitive period in a democracy. If you want to know what > can happen if that period is not treated as such, have a look at what > happens in lots of African countries. And mind you, elections that go > wrong can result in bodyparts flying around after which the state of the > Internet rapidly becomes less important. > > It would seem like someone has decided that the balance between the > benefit the ITSafe publication and the possibly disturbing efect it might > have on the election (might have something to do with the thing going live > in Feb 2005? Maybe it is therefor classified as 'new program'?) weight > heavier towards the election process. > > Then again, it might be part of an overall plot by Mr. Blair's > spindoctors to curtail publications as much as possible. > > One never knows. Glad I don't have to vote in .uk.
You don't have to - chances are somebody else has already applied for a postal vote in your name... Pete _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
