John Thornton wrote: > > ( Moderator: Please pass this though Blue Boar. Please just allow this > thread even if it is just for a day ) There ya go. > > In case you have been living under a rock the past few weeks. You should > know that our civil liberties are under attack. Kevin Poulsen wrote: > "Hackers, virus-writers and web site defacers would face life imprisonment > without the possibility of parole under legislation proposed by the Bush > Administration that would classify most computer crimes as acts of > terrorism." > ( http://www.securityfocus.com/news/257, Hackers face life imprisonment > under 'Anti-Terrorism' Act). When you read the news this morning you will > see that this bill was passed by the Senate. > (http://www.securityfocus.com/news/265, Senate passes terror bill). I was under the impression that the bill that passed the Senate was a slightly improved, though still insane, version that didn't make hackers terrorists. BB
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