France Passes Harsh Three-Strikes Legislation, Again

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday September 16, 2009 @01:04AM from the back-for-a-second-at-bat dept.

shrik writes "After having it struck down as 'unconstitutional' by the Conseil Constitutionnel once, Sarkozy's controversial 'three-strikes' law (known as HADOPI) was once again passed by the French National Assembly, this time allowing for a judge to order the disconnection (without requiring the presence of the accused party!), thus placating some of the administrative concerns. Opponents say they will 'challenge the law again in front of the Constitutional Council because it deprives the accused of being able to defend themselves properly.' Coverage at Ars also points out a provision that says, 'all Internet users must keep their connections 'secure' and are responsible for what happens on them.'"

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Linux Adpption should be up by fwarren · 2009-09-16 01:09 · Score: 0, Flamebait

I know if I had to secure my Internet connection I would have to switch to Linux. Not that Linux is perfect. I just know that I can't secure a windows computer that is used for browsing the Internet.

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Re:Sad trend by teh+kurisu · 2009-09-16 02:07 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Why not just swap WPA keys with your neighbours?