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Internet immunity

When Cory Doctorow publishes one of his well written musings it's almost always worth listening to his point of view. This latest missive on an internet immune system is a case in point.
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As he points out, the internet needs some way to prevent attacks on individuals, while making it much easier to deal with false positives. Sadly such system seems a long way away.

If you're looking for concrete suggestions in the article about how to solve the problem then sadly these are lacking. It's a bit like the mice deciding to put a bell around the cat's neck - nice idea, just too bad no-one knows how to do it.

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