Originally posted here by chsh
Cyberterrorism is a real threat. Just because nobody has done it on a large scale to date doesn't mean it isn't a threat. Look at 9/11, flying planes into buildings wasn't exactly a tactic employed by many prior or since, but it was obviously a threat.
I agree whole heartedly! But every time a major event comes down the line, people start throwing around the word Terrorism. It's like when the initial proliferation of Internet access hit the mainstream. Do you remember ePizza? Or how about the eTax returns? eCommerce was a fairly acceptable use, but the marketing weenies slapped a vowel on the beggining of any word they could and yelled JACKPOT! It's hype, which is just another form of FUD.

The same thing is true of people and voting. If being informed and openly aware of how to do things was a requirement for doing them, most people wouldn't have more than a Television in their homes, let alone computers for every person in the house.
I again, I concur! But if its such a pain to use for those who won't get off their ass and learn a few things, is it really bad when they give up? Same thing happens with voting. The uninformed and uninterested usually don't participate. Now they probably should, but it's not a requirement. I would MUCH rather see folks take the time and invest the effort into learning the basics they need to protect themselves on the Internet. But if they won't, and they leave because "it's too slow" or "i get too much spam", then I'm not shedding a lot of tears over the loss. Just because you CAN buy a computer and use the Internet doesn't mean it is something you SHOULD do. You certainly have the right (at least in MY country, most of us do.) But just because you have the privledge of applying for and receiving a drivers license, doesn't necessarily mean you SHOULD. I know people whose judgement I seriously question at times, and they drive all the time.

I'm just saying I won't get up in arms about the threat of network congestion or failure due to worms and malicious code JUST BECUASE uncle cletus can't view his goat-pr0n as fast as he want's to. There are better and more pressing issues to discuss and get worked up about.