From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 30 Sep 2001 14:15:41 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 30 Sep 2001 14:14:30 -0400 Received: from [194.213.32.137] ([194.213.32.137]:2564 "EHLO bug.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 30 Sep 2001 14:14:21 -0400 Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 14:18:47 +0000 From: Pavel Machek To: "Paul G. Allen" Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: [OT] New Anti-Terrorism Law makes "hacking" punishable by life in prison Message-ID: <20010927141847.C35@toy.ucw.cz> In-Reply-To: <3BAFC01D.20FA8240@randomlogic.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <3BAFC01D.20FA8240@randomlogic.com>; from pgallen@randomlogic.com on Mon, Sep 24, 2001 at 04:22:05PM -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > > If this passes, everyone working in computer security can be arrested and thrown in prison for life. In addition, people such as Kevin Mitnick can be thrown > > back in prison even though they have already paid for their crime (double jeopardy?). Is that proposed law or did it pass through senate/president? If it is real law... I could proably get few free places in anti-nuclear bunker under Prague ;-). Pavel -- Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt, details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html.