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 14:14:19 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 30 Sep 2001 14:14:01 -0400 Received: from [194.213.32.137] ([194.213.32.137]:4100 "EHLO bug.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 30 Sep 2001 14:13:41 -0400 Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 14:21:01 +0000 From: Pavel Machek To: Dan Hollis Cc: Michael Rothwell , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [OT] New Anti-Terrorism Law makes "hacking" punishable by life in prison Message-ID: <20010927142101.D35@toy.ucw.cz> In-Reply-To: <1001378096.1430.13.camel@gromit.house> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: ; from goemon@anime.net on Mon, Sep 24, 2001 at 05:40:39PM -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > > I wonder if I could be put in jail next week because of all that stupid > > cuecat stuff I was involved in? > > The "WEP crack" fallout will be interesting to watch also. > > In theory under the new law anyone whos computer was infected by > nimda/codered could be imprisoned for life -- the new law says nothing > about intent. So basically we would have a few million microsoft windows > users serving life sentences... It would be fun to try to enforce that. Few million windows users in jail -- that sounds like bad enough to kill stupid law. 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.