Once we can trace packets back to their source, then we can employ nontechnical solutions to these fundamentally social problems. We might, for instance, find the hackers more productive things to do with their time - or throw them in jail. Well, there's always the nukes. Talk back to Simson Garfinkel in his column's Threads . Illustration by Dave Plunkert Join the HotWired Network, it's free .
Members log in .
Wired Digital Inc., a Lycos Network site. All rights reserved.