full-disclosure - Global HIGH Security Risk

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From: fitzies at hotmail.com (Lance Fitz-Herbert)
Subject: Global HIGH Security Risk


Hmm, Last time i checked, my computers were part of the internet, and they 
arnt owned by the US government nor do they even reside in the US. :)

Lance.


>From: John.Airey@...b.org.uk
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: yossarian [mailto:yossarian@...net.nl]
> > Consider that the situation does not have a single legal
> > court to face - but
> > any court worldwide that bothers - in spite of US court
> > rulings that the
> > Internet is bound by US law.
>
>Technically the Internet belongs to the US (although organisations like the
>National Physical Laboratory and CERN might claim an interest). After all,
>the A root name server is in the US and could be shut down by the US
>Government. Without another server becoming the primary the Internet would
>disappear. Of course, how the US could exert jurisdiction over the other
>roots is questionable. However, they seem able to exert their might over
>many countries anyway.
>
>-
>John Airey, BSc (Jt Hons), CNA, RHCE


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