IP: US assumes global cyber-police authority

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
> Subject: US assumes global cyber-police authority
>
> US assumes global cyber-police authority
> By Mark Rasch
> Posted: 27/11/2001 at 10:32 GMT
>
>
> Much has been written about the new anti-terrorism legislation passed
> by Congress and signed by President Bush, particularly as it respects
> the ability of the government to conduct surveillance on email,
> voice-mail, and other electronic communications. However, too little
> attention has been paid to other provisions of the legislation,
> particularly a significant change to the definition of the types of
> computers protected under federal law.
>
> An amendment to the definition of a "protected computer" for the
> first time explicitly enables U.S. law enforcement to prosecute
> computer hackers outside the United States in cases where neither the
> hackers nor their victims are in the U.S., provided only that packets
> related to that activity traveled through U.S. computers or routers.
>
> ...
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/23036.html


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