Wild, World Web to get Sheriff?

Access to networks like the World Wide Web might need to be limited to those who can show they take security seriously, says Former CIA Director George J. Tenet.

"I know that these actions will be controversial in this age when we still think the Internet is a free and open society with no control or accountability," he told an information-technology security conference in Washington, "but ultimately the Wild West must give way to governance and control."

The national press, including United Press International (UPI), were excluded from yesterday's event, at Mr. Tenet's request, organizers said.