On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 06:48:06PM +0530, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
WASHINGTON--The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday lashed out at Internet telephony, saying the fast-growing technology could foster "drug trafficking, organized crime and terrorism."
"But the change is real. I don't think anybody would argue now that the Internet isn't becoming a major factor in our lives. However, it's very new to us. Newsreaders still feel it is worth a special and rather worrying mention if, for instance, a crime was planned by people over the Internet. They don't bother to mention when criminals use the telephone or the M4, or discuss their dastardly plans "over a cup of tea", though each of these was new and controversial in their day." --- Douglas Adams, 1999 --- complete Article at http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/19990901-00-a.html