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Dept. of Justice won't classify proxies as 'sophisticated'
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:02:47 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Victor Marks <victormarks () gmail com> Date: April 17, 2009 8:55:02 AM EDT To: David Farber <dave () farber net>, ip <ip () v2 listbox com> Subject: Dept. of Justice won't classify proxies as 'sophisticated' Use a proxy, go to jail. When proxies are outlawed, only outlaws will have proxies. Gov't won't classify proxies as 'sophisticated' http://www.wral.com/news/technology/story/4961227/ By JORDAN ROBERTSON AP Technology Writer Posted: Apr. 15, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. government has dropped - for now - a plan to classify the use of "proxy" servers as evidence of sophistication in committing a crime. Proxy servers are computers that disguise the source of Internet traffic. They are commonly used for legitimate purposes, like evading Internet censors and working from home. But they can also be used to hide from law enforcement. The Washington-based U.S. Sentencing Commission was considering a change to federal sentencing guidelines that would have increased sentences by about 25 percent for people convicted of crimes in which proxies are used to hide the perpetrators' tracks. But after digital-rights advocates complained that the proposed language was too broad, the commission struck the controversial language from the amendments it voted on Wednesday. .... The Justice Department supported the proposed amendment as a way to hand down stiffer sentences for people who set up elaborate proxy networks - sometimes in multiple countries - to commit crimes and hide their identities. ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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