Calls to regulate the internet rejected!
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:52 pmVint Cerf, Internet Evangelist (whatever that is) at Google has said that the "internet should not be regulated".
I think he is being a little idiotic with that statement. Why did he not say the true fact which is "the internet cannot be regulated". The second you install a regulatory measure, all the hackers in the world will be tearing it to bits. Eventually the internet will be regulated for normal users and a playground for hackers.
Even the mighty google use the most simplistic methods to protect their code. Here is a code snippet from googlecheckout created by the google programmers.
// Functions used to prevent SQL injection attacks.
function gc_makeSqlString($str) {
return addcslashes(stripcslashes($str), "\"'\\\0..\37!@\@\177..\377");
}
If the net ever does become regulated, lets hope that either google or MS do it. It should take the average household dog 10 mins to break.
I think he is being a little idiotic with that statement. Why did he not say the true fact which is "the internet cannot be regulated". The second you install a regulatory measure, all the hackers in the world will be tearing it to bits. Eventually the internet will be regulated for normal users and a playground for hackers.
Even the mighty google use the most simplistic methods to protect their code. Here is a code snippet from googlecheckout created by the google programmers.
// Functions used to prevent SQL injection attacks.
function gc_makeSqlString($str) {
return addcslashes(stripcslashes($str), "\"'\\\0..\37!@\@\177..\377");
}
If the net ever does become regulated, lets hope that either google or MS do it. It should take the average household dog 10 mins to break.