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Re: Schneier: ISPs should bear security burden

  • From: Jay R. Ashworth
  • Date: Sun May 01 12:23:30 2005

On Thu, Apr 28, 2005 at 03:13:06PM -0700, Owen DeLong wrote:
> Your statement that their price point is lower is absurd.  It costs money
> to put filters in place.  It doesn't cost money to not filter, except to
> the extent that irresponsible actions which filtration would prevent are
> not blocked.  Therefore, any increased costs in unfiltered connections
> are the direct result of irresponsible use.  Absent irresponsible use,
> unfiltered connections will, by definition, cost less.

In this context, Owen, why isn't that a circular argument?

Cheers,
-- jra
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