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European Law Could Give Hackers Mimimum Two-Year Sentence

Posted by Soulskill on from the if-only-they-understood-what-hacking-is dept.

judgecorp writes "A proposed European law would apply a minimum two-year prison sentence for hacking across the region. This is a step up for nations including Britain, whose Computer Misuse Act currently has a two-year maximum sentence."

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  1. Re:Minimum Sentences by danny_lehman · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    While I personally agree, from a crime-control perspective there is at least some value in this law as a general deterrent.