It looks like all offenses described have to involve transmitting to "Protected Computers." The writers of this didn't even put the definition of a "Protected Computer" into the document itself, so I looked it up.
the term ''protected computer'' means a computer -
(A) exclusively for the use of a financial institution or the United States Government, or, in the case of a computer not exclusively for such use, used by or for a financial institution or the United States Government and the conduct constituting the offense affects that use by or for the financial institution or the Government; or
(B) which is used in interstate or foreign commerce or communication, including a computer located outside the United States that is used in a manner that affects interstate or foreign commerce or communication of the United States;
In searching for the definition I found this bill.
Looks to me like it already offers the same protections.
So as far as I can tell, since this only protects government and financial computers as destinations, all this new bill does is remove the protections for indeviduals at the state level.
Is it me, or is there a pattern of putting buisness welfare ahead of personal welfare, ignoring cost, constitution or decency, in our current administration?
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It looks like all offenses described have to involve transmitting to "Protected Computers."
The writers of this didn't even put the definition of a "Protected Computer" into the document itself, so I looked it up.
the term ''protected computer'' means a computer -
(A) exclusively for the use of a financial institution or the United States Government, or, in the case of a computer not exclusively for such use, used by or for a financial institution or the United States Government and the conduct constituting the offense affects that use by or for the financial institution or the Government; or
(B)
which is used in interstate or foreign commerce or communication, including a computer located outside the United States that is used in a manner that affects interstate or foreign commerce or communication of the United States;
In searching for the definition I found this bill.
Looks to me like it already offers the same protections.
So as far as I can tell, since this only protects government and financial computers as destinations, all this new bill does is remove the protections for indeviduals at the state level.
Is it me, or is there a pattern of putting buisness welfare ahead of personal welfare, ignoring cost, constitution or decency, in our current administration?