> Also, you should consider that such actions also have direct political
> and diplomatic ramifications neither of us understands.
>
>
> So, for now, I'd say that each of us should make such decisions by our
> own risk analysis with the trade-off between costs and benefits in
> mind,
> and only for our own networks.
You and I seem perfectly aligned on that, as I state in the article. I would hope that other people would read it first without jumping to the conclusion that I'm making sweeping blocking suggestions (not saying you are).
> Also, you should consider that such actions also have direct political
> and diplomatic ramifications neither of us understands.
>
>
> So, for now, I'd say that each of us should make such decisions by our
> own risk analysis with the trade-off between costs and benefits in
> mind,
> and only for our own networks.
You and I seem perfectly aligned on that, as I state in the article. I would hope that other people would read it first without jumping to the conclusion that I'm making sweeping blocking suggestions (not saying you are).
Also, you should consider that such actions also have direct political
and diplomatic ramifications neither of us understands.
So, for now, I'd say that each of us should make such decisions by our
own risk analysis with the trade-off between costs and benefits in mind,
and only for our own networks.
Aside to that, I know some people in China who work very hard on
security, and do a better job than we do at it. But that does not mean
the situation as it stands now is acceptable.
>
> Such social change to encourage new technological and operational solutions happenes every 2-5 years or so, and I don't expect anything large enough such as an AS-based reputation system to happen anytime soon.
>
> Also, you should consider that such actions also have direct political and diplomatic ramifications neither of us understands.
>
> So, for now, I'd say that each of us should make such decisions by our own risk analysis with the trade-off between costs and benefits in mind, and only for our own networks.
>
> Aside to that, I know some people in China who work very hard on security, and do a better job than we do at it. But that does not mean the situation as it stands now is acceptable.
>
>> IOW, I really don't think the tag had that much to do with it now...
>
