BIG BROTHER BACKS DOWN
In the face of mounting criticism, the Clinton
administration has retreated from a plan to track
hacking on private-sector networks. The proposed
Federal Intrusion Detection Network (or Fidnet) has
been in the works for at least a year. The retreat
failed to ease fears of civil libertarians, who say this
type of plan is ripe for Orwellian abuse.
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