FC: House adds life-in-prison-for-hackers to Homeland Security bill

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

Previous Politech message:

"House votes 385-3 for wiretaps, life sent. for malicious hackers"
http://www.politechbot.com/p-03761.html

See how your congresscritter voted:
http://clerkweb.house.gov/cgi-bin/vote.exe?year=2002&rollnumber=477

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http://news.com.com/2100-1001-965750.html

   House considers jailing hackers for life
   By Declan McCullagh
   November 13, 2002, 5:57 PM PT

   WASHINGTON--A last-minute addition to a proposal for a Department of
   Homeland Security would punish malicious computer hackers with life in
   prison.

   The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday evening voted 299 to
   121 to approve the bill, which would reshape large portions of the
   federal bureaucracy into a new department combining parts of 22
   existing federal agencies, including the Secret Service, the Coast
   Guard, and the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center.

   During closed-door negotiations before the debate began, the House
   Republican leadership inserted the 16-page Cyber Security Enhancement
   Act (CSEA) into the Homeland Security bill. CSEA expands the ability
   of police to conduct Internet or telephone eavesdropping without first
   obtaining a court order, and offers Internet providers more latitude
   to disclose information to police.

   In July, the full House approved CSEA by a 385-to-3 vote, but it died
   in the Senate. By inserting CSEA into the Homeland Security bill, the
   measure's backers are hoping for a second chance before Congress
   adjourns for the holidays.

   [...]




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