Friday, September 24, 2004

That's One Way To Do It...

Ireland to Block Calls to Some Countries to Fight Net Fraud
    
Ireland has become the first country on earth to cut off direct-dialed calls to entire nations in a bid to crack down on Internet-based fraud. The crackdown will block calls to 13 locations -- all but one of them far-flung islands -- to deter fraudsters from breaking into people's computers and hijacking their modems for profit.
    
(Source: SiliconValley.com)

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