[LINK] Crime expert backs calls for 'licence to compute'

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
> Crime expert backs calls for 'licence to compute'
> By Ben Grubb
> Aug 27, 2009 4:03 PM
> http://www.itnews.com.au/News/154129,crime-expert-backs-calls-for-licence-to-compute.aspx
> 
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> At the end of the day, if you're going to teach anything, teach people 
> about COMMON SENSE. This applies to every facet of life, not just 
> computers. Teach people that if they are not sure about something, then 
> DON'T DO IT. How difficult is that?
> 
> 
> Sams
> Aug 27, 2009 5:31 PM
> A duo of breathtakingly stupid statements:
> 
> (1) "devise technology that makes it difficult or impossible for people 
> to be defrauded"
> 
> Oh right. So some sort of mind control/constraint device for people then?
> 
> (2) "At the moment we have drivers licences for cars, and cars are very 
> dangerous machines. Computers are also quite dangerous"
> 
> Haven't seen anyone run over by a computer recently. What exactly is the 
> death toll caused by poor "driving" of a computer these days?
> 
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There is a good analogy here...teenage boys are the victims of poor driving and
  a whole lot of year 9s have just been given computers....having appropriate
education (on relevant legislation - from hacking to privacy) is vital.

Marghanita
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