Another vote for dropping security

The people over at  are really getting into the idea of dropping firewalls and other security measures.

Aside from the article I mentioned last month, today Wired notes that dropping a firewall and other virus/malware protection is a good way to speed up Internet access. 

Meanwhile, one big threat (and annoyance) may be on the way out: The Federal Trade Commission won a federal court order to shut down one of the largest U.S. spam rings. According to the New York Times, these particular spammers may account for one-third of all spam.