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not entirely true
What you say is true-- the user can get out, but most firewalls have to be configured to allow inbound traffic on specific ports and protocols.

Anything that isn't HTTP and over ports 80/443 shouldn't be allowed in, period.
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OK...I'll ask the question......  rvolkman@... | 07/24/07
Thats the only question that needs answering  shorea50 | 07/25/07
its really not an attack on these employess  pcguy777 | 07/25/07
RIAA, MPAA, Waxman.... hmmm....  jlafitte | 07/25/07
Here, Here  Sheeva | 07/26/07
Uhmm  dwain.erhart@... | 07/26/07
If they are worried about security ...  davidsarmstrong | 08/09/07
You got him in your sights  Ole Man | 07/26/07
Perhaps more than that, I want to know  notsofast | 07/25/07
disciplinary action  ehwood | 07/29/07
You asked a real world question - what's wrong with you?  infomanj | 07/25/07
couldnt have said it any better  pcguy777 | 07/25/07
Both  Dr. John | 07/25/07
Sssssh! Don't give them any ideas!  jlafitte | 07/25/07
You're right, this looks like a false excuse  PhilippeV | 07/26/07
the real threat  pcguy777 | 07/25/07
Too late  acesdragon@... | 07/25/07
No, your not just kidding...  Goudy | 07/25/07
re: the real threat  owner@... | 07/25/07
Good Point  davidsarmstrong | 08/09/07
Isnt it obvious?  CzarCar | 07/25/07
re: OK...I'll ask the question  owner@... | 07/25/07
hear, hear!  jlafitte | 07/25/07
WOW!  mcoleman2@... | 07/26/07
H-1B quota and War on Terrorism  mighetto | 07/24/07
Costs too much  Sabz5150 | 07/25/07
Oh, that's lovely. No wonder fewer take the terrorist threats seriously!  HypnoToad72 | 07/25/07
everthing is a threat  pcguy777 | 07/25/07
Not Fox, Ted Kennedeetdeedee.  Mike Hunt | 07/25/07
Who watches Fox?  ehwood | 07/29/07
H-1B's Screwed, too  Scott Gates | 07/25/07
Wow. Now THAT is a crock of....  shawkins | 07/24/07
Agreed 100%  Sheeva | 07/26/07
Lock Down That Firewall NOW  WiredGuy | 07/24/07
Re: Lock Down That Firewall NOW  none none | 07/24/07
You are missing the obvious.  adr5@... | 07/25/07
Re: You are missing the obvious.  none none | 07/25/07
these ports can be changed  pcguy777 | 07/25/07
One problem..  Patrick Jones | 07/25/07
not entirely true  kckn4fun | 07/25/07
Yes,  Patrick Jones | 07/25/07
P2P  najaprime@... | 07/25/07
So because the evildoers use software  Michael Kelly | 07/24/07
That's ONE way...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/25/07
Henry Waxman needs to pull his head out of the dark  georgeou | 07/24/07
Not out of the dark  James T. Kirk | 07/25/07
But, if he did that...  Mike Hunt | 07/25/07
Don't quit your day job...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/25/07
So the Congress is just throwing public money out of the window  PhilippeV | 07/26/07
Before the Internet...  PhilippeV | 07/26/07
Naive?  Almustafa | 07/24/07
LOL & Completely True  kckn4fun | 07/25/07
Simple..  Wolfie2K3 | 07/25/07
Stupid and Ignorant Politicians  breeanna_eithne | 07/25/07
I am just stunned ...  terry flores | 07/25/07
Are they going to ban phones and email too?  SpaceCowboyNJ | 07/25/07
Windows has multiple security/vulnerability vectors  startx.jeff | 07/25/07
I think we would only be safe to ban  jschurbon@... | 07/25/07
OK.. I can get behind that.  Wolfie2K3 | 07/25/07
Don't we wish?  compudiva | 07/25/07
You know, they're right  ejhonda | 07/25/07
off the charts  sbross@... | 07/25/07
This has nothing to do with P2P  voska | 07/25/07
there are so many other ways you can share information  saint9121@... | 07/25/07
Those options take a willing person  voska | 07/25/07
You think P2P nets are dangerous?  Mr. Roboto | 07/25/07
As someone who works with classified information...  burritoracer | 07/25/07
TRue, but we have had incidents with Veterans information.  B.O.F.H. | 07/25/07
VistA  mighetto | 07/25/07
OFF Topic FUD.  Wolfie2K3 | 07/25/07
The VA data was sensitive, but it wasnt classified  burritoracer | 07/25/07
Actually, there have been incidents involving removable media.  B.O.F.H. | 07/25/07
VA info  suejoel | 07/25/07
I presume that you are referring to the second or later incident.  B.O.F.H. | 07/25/07
Good point  Mike Hunt | 07/25/07
true peer to peer.  pcguy777 | 07/25/07
What else is new? Heck, I'd rather let Congress work on my computer than  HypnoToad72 | 07/25/07
I would say it depends  Patrick Jones | 07/25/07
Phantom Problem  Weldon@... | 07/25/07
what bull*&it  jschurbon@... | 07/25/07
There are few things more dangerous to society...  Henry Miller | 07/25/07
So learn how to program your firewalls....  BitTwiddler | 07/25/07
you people are realy loosing it  NemesisNL | 07/25/07
You nailed it.  3dtodd | 07/25/07
I know but.....  NemesisNL | 07/25/07
First as both an American AND  Linux User 147560 | 07/25/07
Wise words  NemesisNL | 07/25/07
Part of the problem lies with the education system  Linux User 147560 | 07/25/07
I'm gonna puke!  Mike Hunt | 07/27/07
Vote those idiots out!  Weldon@... | 07/25/07
Would be great if the current method  Linux User 147560 | 07/26/07
It's spelled "losing", "control", et cetera...  HypnoToad72 | 07/29/07
Politicians are stupid!  DemonX | 07/25/07
Isn't all the classified info on LAPTOPS!?  scott1329 | 07/25/07
Yes, but don't tell the people pushing this ban!  B.O.F.H. | 07/25/07
Enforce Policies that may help  daMan25 | 07/25/07
Blocking?  compudiva | 07/25/07
Thats just called..  JT82 | 07/26/07
No, stupid federal employees harm national security!  Dukhalion | 07/25/07
Lobbying AGAIN!  I_Byte | 07/25/07
Follow the money  hjenny@... | 07/25/07
Competition  Almustafa | 07/25/07
Yes, until someone else buys him  amarklin@... | 07/25/07
Floppy Disks are a National Security Risk!!!  dragynox | 07/25/07
That actually makes sense  NemesisNL | 07/25/07
Uh... yeah... right - can we get to the next brilliant idea please.  TSGlassey | 07/25/07
EXACTLY  jt@... | 07/25/07
P2P  danvickers@... | 07/25/07
P2P a security risk? sometimes  clyman | 07/25/07
Just know one thing Congress  f0rc3fl0w | 07/25/07
To reiterate  zclayton2 | 07/25/07
Security excuses all sorts of malfeasance  gary@... | 07/25/07
Internal Security  footeking | 07/25/07
Follow the Money  General Chat | 07/25/07
Agreed - why are Federal Employee's allowed to install SW on their systems?  TSGlassey | 07/25/07
What an idiot!  adr5@... | 07/25/07
Much easier to outlaw P2P than to close our borders?  rmcypress | 07/25/07
Are these foks idiots?!  lwhill | 07/25/07
Hypocrites  kckn4fun | 07/25/07
Encryption anyone?  rjudd01@... | 07/25/07
It's pretty simple really, NO P2P IN THE WORK PLACE!  OKJoe | 07/25/07
p2p leaks  suejoel | 07/25/07
Internal IT policies at fault  MediaResearcher | 07/25/07
laws do nothing  gsetech@... | 07/25/07
Power Grab  maxpi_44@... | 07/25/07
Truly idiotic  bcswartz | 07/25/07
What's more idiotic, leak proof conspiracy or leaky government?  mykmlr@... | 07/25/07
Gah, and I just reread 1984 too.  fayeeyaf2002@... | 07/25/07
That hasn't stopped China from their little piracy problem...  HypnoToad72 | 07/25/07
LoL  fayeeyaf2002@... | 07/25/07
Dont Allow your employees to use it then. DUH!!!  pcguy777 | 07/25/07
Embiciles In Charge  ceh4702 | 07/25/07
An Insane Asylum Run By The Inmates  Ole Man | 07/25/07
Just another excuse to limit our freedom  femmedange | 07/25/07
MORONS ABOUND!!!!!  tpratt@... | 07/25/07
You have got to be kidding  jdibert@... | 07/25/07
I guess record company payoffs  edomejn | 07/25/07
A very good idea!  samirchopra | 07/25/07
Apathy and Gullibility rule the day  Ole Man | 07/25/07
What's sad is...  fayeeyaf2002@... | 07/25/07
Aren't all Windows files viruses that you pay for?  cheesyone | 07/25/07
Administrative Privledges?!?!  harveydavis@... | 07/25/07
This type pf CHEAP ATTACK FAILED in Sweden  XweAponX | 07/25/07
USPS and faxes are security threats  devils_advocate | 07/25/07
Who is in charge?  cholzwarth | 07/25/07
The most evil/criminal element which harms us...  mrdelurk@... | 07/25/07
P2P  kevin1957@... | 07/25/07
Another Political Smoke Screen  jkepa@... | 07/25/07
Who elected these guys???  rsmall30@... | 07/25/07
P2P networks harm national security  mayabb_s52@... | 07/25/07
Hard Disks in Ohio P2P  usaheattreating@... | 07/25/07
I was on that disk... and lied to about why!  thx_1138a | 01/27/09
Slight Confusion  0rion | 07/25/07
Wow - Is the US Gov Firewall Less  ats.us.nc@... | 07/25/07
Now the "fear machine" fights P2P  flight750 | 07/25/07
Ok.. I got this figured out...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/25/07
Briefcases threaten national security  geblack | 07/25/07
Freedom is always a threat to security  onephatcat@... | 07/25/07
We need to stop bad behavior.  phatkat | 07/25/07
Legislating to stop stupidity?  Patient angler | 07/25/07
This article pretty much says...  lenohere | 07/25/07
Nationalism and P2P  a_aneesh@... | 07/25/07
P2P  cynthia_sparks2002@... | 07/25/07
Conspiracy Nut?  dmalcolm@... | 07/25/07
yeah  mojorison67@... | 07/25/07
What?  JHOLDER1966@... | 07/25/07
This is about national control... not security.  Zgeeman | 07/25/07
bullcrapola  bonobozo@... | 07/25/07
Have you forgotten  amarklin@... | 07/25/07
Typical Brain Dead Congress Response  Weldon@... | 07/25/07
P2P a security problem?  jc_lht | 07/25/07
LimeWire Hahahahahahahahaha  maddagger | 07/25/07
LimeWire Hahahahahahahahaha  maddagger | 07/25/07
Security  Endoscopy | 07/25/07
Chima has the right answer  ogre614@... | 07/25/07
Who's running this country??????  3Dman | 07/25/07
Waxman - using a smoke screen  putinsky@... | 07/25/07
Some things to consider  John L. Ries | 07/25/07
Those that do not learn from history  Old Timer 8080 | 07/25/07
Waxman should know about threats to national security,  jlafitte | 07/25/07
Concerned? For their contributors' sakes, maybe...  jhaksch | 07/25/07
This is an outrage  lesnah@... | 07/25/07
How much graft did the RIAA send Waxman's way  DarthRidiculous | 07/25/07
Security Risk?  goordman | 07/25/07
Ironically...  compudiva | 07/25/07
Intellegent Security  cstorme64@... | 07/25/07
P2P is the future  stomfi@... | 07/25/07
No! The Internet has ALWAYS been a P2P network  PhilippeV | 07/26/07
block the ports in THEIR companies  royalstream | 07/25/07
What about the security risks posed by politicians?  Recce1 | 07/25/07
how dumb are these guys!??  wolfie2x | 07/25/07
Why focusing on P2P only?  PhilippeV | 07/26/07
Congress: "Big Brother" in action again  RandyM55 | 07/26/07
Washington mindset  mm8ball@... | 07/26/07
Typical Legislators  STSanford | 07/26/07
Selling Fear To Strip The Public Of its Rights  chessmen | 07/26/07
Red China...  JT82 | 07/26/07
Idiots breach national security  msdead | 07/26/07
P2P - prefection of means and confusion of aim  deni@... | 07/26/07
Who Is In Charge?  lmenningen | 07/26/07
Congress: P2P networks harm national security  LinuxPops | 07/26/07
Congress: Refocus on Windows, seriously ! P2P programs are innocent  PhilippeV | 07/26/07
Today, USB keys are National security disks!  PhilippeV | 07/26/07
dumb  gigaferz | 07/26/07
P2P  geonati@... | 07/26/07
About "safe" PC's  PhilippeV | 07/26/07
Just go back to paper and pen  Boot_Agnostic | 07/27/07
Blame the "Evildoer"  rwkuck | 07/27/07
I can't decide if this is worse than Ted "Series of Tubes" Stevens  wmorriss@... | 07/27/07
The cause of the security risk  D-cat | 07/28/07
Retrain federal agents from P2P software  wifrye@... | 07/28/07
what are they smoking  madmax_2069 | 07/28/07
The true risk to national security  ehwood | 07/29/07
Corporations, Politicians, and Lobbyists (the missing link)  esszakacs@... | 08/01/07
Take Back Your Government  RedHeron | 08/04/07
If this wasn't  gdude@... | 08/09/07
P2P Networks BAD  wcosales@... | 08/11/07
RE: Congress: P2P networks harm national security  lasryl@... | 03/15/08
RE: Congress: P2P networks harm national security  lasryl@... | 03/15/08
Blaming the mouse .....  thx_1138a | 01/27/09
WTF... This is OLD news !!!  thx_1138a | 01/27/09
RE: Congress: P2P networks harm national security  Timbuktu7 | 10/09/09

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