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Monday, October 23, 2006
Terrorists on the Internet
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
There’s no doubt that terrorists, criminals and other bad folk use the Internet. Crazy people do too - as evidenced by the fake terror threat recently that claimed ‘dirty’ nuclear bombs might be detonated at football stadiums, including here in Atlanta.
Done right, the Internet can be fairly anonymous. And since the workings of the Internet are not very well understood by the average person, the notion of crooks and terrorists on the Net makes for frightening reading.
But what would you think if you opened the newspaper this morning and saw a story headlined: Terrorists and criminals use telephone network to plot crimes.
You’d know it was true. But it wouldn’t strike you as particularly interesting. The phone network can be a fairly anonymous place too … especially when used with stolen cellphones or with throw away calling cards.
Truth is that terrorists and crooks could carry out their ugly work without the Internet. In fact, if anything, the feds are probably grateful that they use it - there are ways to crack through anonymous networks and terrorists sometimes leave their footprints.
If you’re interested in the security of the Internet and the effectiveness of anonymous networks, this article might interest you.
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