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RE: RBN and it's spin-offs


From: "Keith Medcalf" <kmedcalf () dessus com>
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:30:13 -0500


Reportedly started by someone operating under the name "Flyman," RBN is
known as the mother of cybercrime among online investigators. François
Paget, senior expert for the McAfee company, says that RBN began as an
Internet provider and offered "impenetrable" hosting for $600 a month.
This meant a guarantee that it would not give out information about
its clients, no matter what business they were in.

This is a commendable position and one that should be the default for all businesses.  Severe penalties (such as 
cutting out of the tongue or cutting off hands) should be dealt to anyone who releases private information without 
having first ensured that such disclosure is in accordance with a properly obtained court order issued by a competent 
court in a public hearing (and no, administrative tribunals are not courts of law).





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