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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/29/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">James Newman</b> <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:bootslack@gmail.com" target="_blank">bootslack@gmail.com
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Something I think we need to consider is that Betty's letter reveals<br>that we have not made a clear and convincing public statement of XO's
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<div>OK, done. See <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Online_threats_and_security">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Online_threats_and_security</a> for my first draft of what a general-public statement should look like.</div>
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<div>ps. Regarding the threat of online predators: I agree that it's overblown, and that in general the "preventative solutions" to online stalking and the like are worse than the problem. This does NOT mean that it's just a bugaboo. While there may be a tiny number of genuine monsters out there, there are plenty of creeps, and simply dismissing the issue is not a good idea. OLPC needs more of a plan, and the best I could say in my draft statement is still not good enough.
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<div>This list is composed of mostly computer security geeks, worrying mainly about who can pwn the boxen. Worry a little more about the wetware. </div>