In reference to the whole WikiLeaks takedown, John C. Dvorak said something on TWiT 134 that I’ve been saying for years. That is, the computer revolution started in the 30’s. The PC revolution started in the 80’s. We’ve pretty much all been around the Internet for 10 years now. Despite all that, these old fogeys that we elect (and the clergy they appoint) still don’t understand this stuff. How long is going to take before these people get a clue?
Look, I realize it’s hard to understand this stuff if you didn’t grow up with it. However, the more that computers creep into every facet of our lives, it becomes more important. Do we really want lawmakers putting technology-related laws on the books when they don’t fully understand them? Can we live with the fact that people might go to jail because a judge fails to full understand a computer-related circumstance.
