RE: [ga] Security for status quo, not individuals

[Roeland Meyer <rmeyer@mhsc.com>]

Let's see, I have a choice between the ICANN meetting or this one
http://events.venturewire.com/summit/default.asp. At  $895, it's cheaper
than the ICANN meeting and I'll get more value out of it.

|> -----Original Message-----
|> From: Eric Dierker [mailto:eric@hi-tek.com]
|> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 4:56 PM
|> To: ga@dnso.org
|> Subject: [ga] Security for status quo, not individuals
|> 
|> 
|> Upon reviewing the agenda and schedules for the MDR meet I find them
|> neither secure nor really having to do with security.
|> 
|> They seem to be vendor, political and personal agenda based.
|> 
|> Why would "for security reasons" there end up being two classes of
|> meetings  - apparently some secure and some not?
|> 
|> How can security issues be handled in an open and 
|> transparent bottoms up
|> manner?
|> 
|> The important thing to remember when reviewing these matters 
|> is to keep
|> in mind we have "social security" and we have "elitist security".  It
|> looks to me like the security set up in MDR is to protect 
|> our board but
|> to hell with participants.  I don't think that is what the 
|> man who stood
|> all alone in Yankee stadium to throw out the first ball has in mind.
|> 
|> I have yet to hear from or see a proclaimed security expert post
|> anything anywhere on ICANNs' sites.  Having worked in Security I find
|> this irresponsible and dangerous.
|> 
|> Either this meeting is about security which requires 
|> security or it is
|> not.  And if anyone suggests secrecy equals security  they 
|> are stupid.
|> 
|> Sincerely,
|> Eric
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