Repræsentanternes hus har fremlagt et lovforslag til det amerikanske senat, som vil give hackere livstid i fængsel. Lovforslaget vil blandt andet give begrænset adgang til at overvåge og uddrage oplysninger fra en angribende, internetforbundet computer, eller et angreb som er af umiddelbar fare for den nationale sikkerhed, vel at mærke uden en retskendelse. Loven som ligger under Homeland Security loven, blev tilføjet til selv samme lov da den ikke kom videre fra Senatet. Ved at skubbe disse hacker-reglementer ind håbes det at Senatet endelig vil godkende loven før jul.
What CSEA does
If approved by the Senate and signed by the president, who has called for a Department of Homeland Security, the law would:
- Promise life terms for computer intrusions that “recklessly” put others’ lives at risk. A committee report accompanying the legislation predicts: “A terrorist or criminal cyberattack could further harm our economy and critical infrastructure. It is imperative that the penalties and law enforcement capabilities are adequate to prevent and deter such attacks.”
- Permit limited surveillance without a court order when there is an “ongoing attack” on an Internet-connected computer or “an immediate threat to a national security interest.” That kind of surveillance would, however, be limited to obtaining a suspect’s telephone number, IP address, URLs or e-mail header information–not the contents of online communications or telephone calls. Under federal law, such taps can take place when there’s a threat of “serious bodily injury to any person” or activity involving organized crime.
- Change current law, which says it’s illegal for an Internet provider to “knowingly divulge” what users do except in some specific circumstances, such as when it’s troubleshooting glitches, receiving a court order or tipping off police that a crime is in progress. CSEA expands that list to include when “an emergency involving danger of death or serious physical injury to any person requires disclosure of the information without delay.”
- Specify that an existing ban on the “advertisement” of any device that is used primarily for surreptitious electronic surveillance applies to online ads. The prohibition now covers only a “newspaper, magazine, handbill or other publication.”
ZDNews rapporterer også at flere personer protester i mod forslaget som de mener, går i mod den amerikanske grundlov, blandt andre direktøren for Electronic Privacy Information Center:
“There are a lot of different things to be concerned about, but preserving Fourth Amendment and wiretap standards continues to be a critical test of Congress’ commitment of civil liberties,”
En del forvirring synes at være opstået som lovforslaget presses igennem til endelig vedtagelse og underskrivelse af præsidenten:
“We were given a massive new bill this morning that is being rushed through the House with no opportunity for debate. I doubt more than 10 people in Congress know (what’s) in the bill.”
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nu har de jo bygget 80.000.000 fængsler, så ville det også være dumt hvis de bare stod tomme.
skal efterhånden ikke meget til før man har gjort sig fortjent til livstid i frihedens land
pænt meget ude af proportioner..
hvorfor indfører de ikke også bare lovlig selvtægt og lynchning. så ville national rifle association da kunne bruge det til noget.