On Aug 2, 2012, at 2:30 PM, Doug Barton wrote: > > The whole concept of a global network, with no centralized control, that > permits (nay, encourages) the free flow of information is anathema to > many national governments. They are desperate to choke that off, by any > means necessary. >From http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2012/07/nsa-head-calls-more-visibility-over-computer-networks/57073/ : "The decentralized nature of the Internet and the confusing thicket of independent public and private networks are limiting efforts to protect against attacks, Alexander signaled Friday at the Def Con hacker conference in Las Vegas." This is Gen. Alexander, head of the NSA... --Steve Bellovin, https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb