[Itpolicy-np] Mumbai Terrorists Used VoIP, Satellite Images and GPS to Help Plan and Carry Out Attacks.

[Mahabir Pun]

Hello all;

I agree 200% with Indiver Badal that "Terrorism is not a technological
problem". It evolves more from the social and political issues.

Mahabir Pun

On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 8:32 PM, Indiver Badal <indiver at gmail.com> wrote:

> Regulating/restricting technological advancement with government
> policies, rules and regulations will just disable
> law-abiding-citizens' access to the technology and its benefits. It
> will in no way stop terrorists from abusing them.
>
> So, we should get this out of our mind that having
> technology-restricting-policies will help to fight terrorism. The
> common citizen can not even carry guns with them but it has not
> stopped terrorists from taking them wherever they want to.
>
> Terrorism is not a technological problem and there is no technological
> solution to terrorism. Lets focus our time and effort on having less
> restrictions so that average citizen can benefit from technological
> evolution.
>
> ~Indiver
>
> On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 2:15 PM, Pavan S. Shakya
> <pavan.shakya at worldlink.com.np> wrote:
> > As the saying goes -- bikash (development) and binash (destruction) go
> > hand-in-hand. We must be extra careful to avoid binash while carrying
> > out bikash.
> >
> > We seriously need timely acts, policies, rules and regulations.
> >
> > Pavan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > [mailto:itpolicy-np-bounces at lahai.com] On Behalf Of Bipin Gautam
> > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 12:41 PM
> > To: itpolicy-np at lahai.com
> > Subject: [Itpolicy-np] Mumbai Terrorists Used VoIP, Satellite Images and
> > GPS to Help Plan and Carry Out Attacks.
> >
> > News:
> > http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5317075.ece
> >
> > Internet/VoIP is also booming in Nepal and increasingly being "the
> > tools" for the flow of knowledge/communication. According to law, its
> > the responsibility of the service provider to arrange monitoring
> > mechanisms incase of a security-related-request from the government.
> >
> > I believe following should be addressed in some way in the IT-Policy
> > of New Nepal so just dropping it in the spotlight...
> >
> > - Make government capable in information operation, information
> > warfear and communication intelligence.
> >
> > - Need of data protection act.
> >
> > thanks,
> > -bipin
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> ~Indiver
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