On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote:
>----- Forwarded message from Declan McCullagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----
>>In addition, of course, organized crime groups use the Internet for
>>communications (usually encrypted) and for any other purposes when
>>they see it as useful and profitable. Indeed, organized crime is
>>proving as flexible and adaptable in its exploitation of
>>cyberopportunities as it is in any other opportunities for illegal
>>activity.
Just a note here, but this is one of the most common stereotypes
about organized crime figures, and it's just not true. These guys
are businessmen -- they won't turn down a deal just because it
happens to be legal. Organized crime figures are proving flexible
and adaptable in their exploitation of opportunities to make a
profit -- they are not interested in "illegal activity" exclusively,
they just don't give a damn whether a given opportunity happens to
be legal or not.
Bear
