Fighting the worms of mass destruction (Economist) [LWN.net]

Fighting the worms of mass destruction (Economist)

Posted Dec 1, 2003 21:19 UTC (Mon) by proski (subscriber, #104)
In reply to: Fighting the worms of mass destruction (Economist) by labkun
Parent article: Fighting the worms of mass destruction (Economist)

I believe you don't get it. What the first poster meant is that we don't have international highways for cars, so one cannot steal a car in a country where it's easy (for any reason) and then drive it to another country and use it as a crime tool without ever being stopped and asked for documents. But we do have such highways for data, and that's why the analogy with cars is flawed.

Highways in Europe are irrelevant because they connect countries with similar legal and economical systems.

Also, let's keep the nationality issue out of the discussion. I don't want my arguments to be judged by my place of origin. We all are individuals, and should treat each other as such.

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Fighting the worms of mass destruction (Economist)

Posted Dec 1, 2003 22:17 UTC (Mon) by smoogen (subscriber, #97) [Link]

Sadly that is wrong. There have been several bank robberies in Mexico and the United States where the car was stolen from across the border. It has probably happened between the Canada and United States border too. All it takes is stealing the drivers license too.

Fighting the worms of mass destruction (Economist)

Posted Dec 4, 2003 11:44 UTC (Thu) by jonth (subscriber, #4008) [Link]

Rubbish. For years, Spain did not have an extradition treaty to the UK. In addition, it's possible to drive from Baghdad to London without ever leaving your vehicle. In summary, European legal systems are different, and the roads don't stop at the border of Europe.

Fighting the worms of mass destruction (Economist)

Posted Dec 4, 2003 18:16 UTC (Thu) by Cato (subscriber, #7643) [Link]

Quite a few countries in Europe belong to the Schengen grouping, meaning that you can quite legally drive from one country to another without any checks. And about 15 years ago, it was common to simply slow down a bit on the motorway between Brussels and Luxembourg when crossing the border, but you never actually stopped, let alone had any documents checked.