Comments on: Firms’ China actions ‘abhorrent’

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 22:58:41 +0000

I’ve got no specific beef with congressman Lantos. Let’s just say my mistrust of government is not partisan.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:43:40 +0000

I actually find it heartening that, whatever duplicity the US goverment might be guilty of, the principle of free speech still underpins its constitution. Here is the UK I can imagine companies in a similar venture would be commended for bringing in the business and respecting local values.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:59:57 +0000

If these companies didn’t feel the need to obsessively log every little of information they possibly can concerning an internet user’s employment of one of their resources they would not be in the position of having to play stool pigeon.
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Yes, logs are necessary to track down problems and trace various technical issues, but such data collection can be entirely ephemeral.

As the clock ticks from one hour to the next… “Okay, no problems reported in the period from 180 to 120 minutes ago, so flush all of the logs……”

That way, when the secret police (or the RIAA) show up they are told “We’re sorry, we do not keep the type of records that you are seeking.”

Furthermore, if the servers in question are NOT located in the country making official inquiries, one is NOT breaking local laws by NOT recording the information despotic regimes might like to have.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:29:38 +0000

“Or should we list the recent crimes by republican cogressmen?”

Do you realise how long that would take?

(Funnily enough, it would probably take a company like Google or Yahoo to organize that list into something comprehensible).

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 05:32:36 +0000

Do you have something Specific you would like to say about Tom Lantos?

Or should we list the recent crimes by republican cogressmen?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 04:33:13 +0000

“Your abhorrent actions in China are a disgrace,” it has Tom Lantos saying.

“I simply don’t understand how your corporate leadership sleeps at night.”

These statements are compelling, but coming from a US congressman, even a democrat, kinda takes the edge off…