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House OKs Life Sentences For Hackers

Posted by chrisd on from the but-still-okay-to-rip-off-the-stock-market dept.

ByteHog writes "The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Monday to create a new punishment of life imprisonment for malicious computer hackers. The article on MSNBC also mentions that police can conduct internet or telephone eavesdropping without first obtaining a court order. Says a Rep from Texas: 'A mouse can be just as dangerous as a bullet or a bomb.'" Other articles can be found here and the text of the bill is available.

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  1. I wonder... by klerck+II · · Score: 0, Troll

    Do they consider widening pages as "hacking"? I don't want to get a life sentence for that!

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  2. Well Thank God by gelfling · · Score: 1, Troll

    That hacking is life and being a drunken crackhead felon who's business success is little more than a series of well placed bribes funded by other people and you still get to be president.

    Thank God being busted with a bag of reefer gets you Federal time with multiple murderers while white collar crooks get to become 'lobbyists' and 'policy advisors'.

    Thank God we have our priorities straight. Thank God we can now indict people on Federal charges that carry life sentences, without a warrant.

  3. Re:No one expects the... by linzeal · · Score: 0, Troll

    I thought it was Littleboys.va.

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