At 02:47 PM 2/26/2002 -0500, Declan McCullagh wrote: Yeah, the markup's at 4 pm today. I'll have something online tomorrow morning, I presume. --Declan
On Tue, Feb 26, 2002 at 02:38:06PM +0200, Jei wrote: > http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,50620,00.html > > By Declan McCullagh > 2:00 a.m. Feb. 23, 2002 PST > > WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department wants Congress to increase jail > terms and boost surveillance in an anti-hacking bill that will be > debated next week. > > On Tuesday, a House Judiciary subcommittee is scheduled to vote on the > Cyber Security Enhancement Act, which already increases punishments > for illegal computer intrusions. In cases where miscreants knowingly > attempt "to cause death or serious bodily injury" through electronic > means, the punishment would be life imprisonment. > > That's not stiff enough for the Bush administration. John Malcolm, the > deputy assistant attorney general, has testified that life > imprisonment also should include "reckless" offenses like wreaking > havoc on a 911 system or a hospital network. I've decided that I will hold those in Congress personally to the same standard through their votes. Hush provide the worlds most secure, easy to use online applications - which solution is right for you? HushMail Secure Email http://www.hushmail.com/ HushDrive Secure Online Storage http://www.hushmail.com/hushdrive/ Hush Business - security for your Business http://www.hush.com/ Hush Enterprise - Secure Solutions for your Enterprise http://www.hush.com/
