The Mice That Roared

Posted By Cliff Tuttle | January 13, 2015

No. 1,120

There has been a recurring theme in this, the young 21st Century.  The Mega-institutions have been under attack, frequently with success from loan wolves of various kinds.  Technology has made it possible.  And the victims, including the US Government, haven’t figured out what to do about it.

The latest examples are the hacking of military websites by pro-ISIS enemies, launched from points unknown.  Even if these miscreants could be tracked down, they would most likely be outside the jurisdiction of any civilized country that is being hurt.

And so the law, any law anywhere, is helpless.  Territorial law is, of course, ineffective.  What is needed, if it is even possible, is an international convention adopted and imposed on the entire  world wide web. But don’t say impossible.  I remember the time, not that long ago, when the internet would have been called impossible — if any of us could have conceived the idea.

CLT

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