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We don't need public institutions. It's the responsibility of ISPs to prevent security problems, spam zombie servers/appliances etc. in their networks, so they
by lazyjones 8y ago
We don't need public institutions. It's the responsibility of ISPs to prevent security problems, spam zombie servers/appliances etc. in their networks, so they should perform these scans and warn first, then disconnect customers with problematic devices.
- lifeisstillgood 8y agoCharge per device access? And those devices need certificates of worthiness similar to cars MOT certificates (UK example) An interesting idea. What is the minimum viable "superhighway-fitness" of a device?
- evrydayhustling 8y agoI like the distributed spirit of this, but it only works where there is another layer holding the ISPs accountable - whether it's other ISPs or a government body. Right now their incentives are only to satisfy customers' perceived needs, which leaves nobody incentivized to prevent endpoint-to-endpoint harm.
- groby_b 8y agoBut the ISPs are not held responsible. They can externalize costs to society, and so they do so - because that is what capitalism mandates. Without an institution that puts those costs back where they belong, nothing will change, because it is cheaper not to change. I'd recommend reading up on the Cuyahoga River, the Clean Water Act, and the formation of the EPA - it's pretty much the same problem. Industry creating problems by abdicating its responsibility, necessitating a legal solution. And enforcing that requires a public institution.