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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
There's nothing to prevent tighter security over the web. Yes, it can happen in the U.S. It will only take the decision of the government, and hardware/software makers, to make it so. And if things continue to tend toward the anarchy that exists today, I expect that eventually, the government and corporations will say, "enough is enough," and enact tighter controls and enforcement.
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The web is something much greater than a den for piracy in large part because of its openness and lack of security. Locking it down in some misguided attempt to cement the old guard's gatekeeper status would be throwing out the baby with the bathwater.