Proposed Penalty For UK Hackers Who "Damage National Security": Life

An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from The Guardian: Government plans that mean computer users deemed to have damaged national security, the economy or the environment will face a life sentence have been criticised by experts who warn that the new law could be used to target legitimate whistleblowers. The proposed legislation would mean that any British person deemed to have carried out an unauthorised act on a computer that resulted in damage to human welfare, the environment, the economy or national security in any country would face a possible life sentence. Last week the Joint Committee on Human Rights raised concerns about the proposals and the scope of such legislation.

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Re:could be?

[ub3r n3u7r4l1st]

"it's about damaging somebody's political career."

Which in many countries this activity carries a death sentence, the UK is trying to conform to global standards.

Re:could be?

[TheRaven64]

In case you were wondering, no that whooshing noise above your head wasn't someone trying to stone you to death.