--- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anyone read this one? > > http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,50708,00.html > > I thought that manslaughter covered these types of > acts where you > unknowingly kill someone? Why do we need special > laws just for computer crimes?
Very good question. IMHO, it is because crimes don't exist where laws don't define them. Note the vague language of "recklessly putting lives at risk". History will (hopefully) look back at this time as a period where law misunderstood how to deal with the implications of information technology. Otherwise, if we extrapolate the current trends of law concerning IT, the future is very dark. In fact, I predict a new Dark Age, where free speech is supressed. Hell, we're on the cusp of it now. Open information channels that can be encrypted using cyphers the NSA can't break keep the Illuminati up at night. John Hebert ps: smile when you type for Echelon, Carnivore, et. al. Howdy boys! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
