ZDnet just sent out a newsletter promoting a series of stories, including this one: # IS YOUR KID A HACKER? # Is your teen hacking the Pentagon instead of doing homework? # How to tell -- and how to handle it. Convicted hacker Kevin # Mitnick gives his views. # # http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/zdnu98102501/www.zdnet.com/familypc/content/981... No mention of Mitnick. They apparently meant to name the article author 'Kevin Poulsen'. # It happened to my family 15 years ago, in one of the first hacker raids in the # country. At that time, I was the teenage miscreant who was illegally accessing # federal computers. Now, in my early thirties, I've begun to wonder how I would # protect a kid of my own from becoming a poster child for computer crime. I believe # the best approach is to stay informed and to communicate with your potential # cyberpunks. That reminds me. For those who haven't seen it, there is a commercial showing a little girl (about 8?) walking into an airport, dizzied by all the destination choices. The narrative turns to ~"and the Internet too has many destinations, not all of which she is ready for. Travel together..." All things considered, better than the Federales approach. ---guy When your only tool is a hammer...all brains look like Gallagher's watermelons.