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[Chris Devers]

On Nov 1, 2006, at 6:59 AM, Aaron Trevena wrote:

> On 01/11/06, Jonathan Bennett <jonathan.bennett at uk.builder.com> wrote:
>> > That's the kinda talk that lets terrorists win!
>>
>> And the Home Secretary says it's the IT industry's responsibility to
>> fight terrorism:
>>
>> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39284479,00.htm
>>
>
> Except of course that Turing et al worked for the government and they
> invested in expertise and intellectuals, where as Reid wants to hand
> off the problem to the usual cabal of giant government service
> companies, IBM or Microsoft.
>
> If they were at all serious they would have a) head hunted Bruce
> Schneier and b) actually listlened to experts instead of snake oil
> salesmen.

Maybe they *did* buy Bruce Schneier!

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/10/bt_acquires_cou.html

http://www.btplc.com/News/Articles/Showarticle.cfm? 
ArticleID=386c1b2f-0860-4afc-8f4a-26a066c12d10

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/10/ 
bt_acquires_cou.html#c121821


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Chris Devers