[IP] more on French government bans Skype at Universities
Begin forwarded message:
From: Mihai Christodorescu <mihai@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: October 25, 2005 2:48:01 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] more on French government bans Skype at Universities
David Farber wrote:
I am terrified by the idea of a rogue party being able to hack into
Skype and using it as a vehicle to launch a viral attack.
I am terrified by the idea of a rogue party being able to hack into
Internet Explorer and using it as a vehicle to launch a viral attack.
I am terrified by the idea of a rogue party being able to hack into
Microsoft Windows and using it as a vehicle to launch a viral attack.
And yet we do not see the French government banning Internet Explorer or
Microsoft Windows from university computers.
Mihai
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