Authors compare threat of naval piracy during Jefferson administration with the current digital threat. Jefferson opposed John Adams’ pirate payment policy: “Millions for defense, not one cent for tribute” Jefferson was also a proponent of the Mare Liberum or “Freedom of the seas” doctrine first documented in international law by Dutch jurist Hugo Grotius in 1609. But the way Jefferson’s war ended will not work for digital security, says Assante. Assante: U.S. should develop a consistent policy that articulates commitment to assuring the free navigation of the “cyber seas””]
Source: https://taosecurity.blogspot.com/2008/04/aaron-turner-and-michael-assante-on.html