[ga] Re: FC: House adds life-in-prison-for-hackers to Homeland Security bill

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Declan and all,

  Thank you for forwarding this along.  I had been hearing from
certain congressmen that this was under serious consideration
several months ago through our staff in D.C., so this vote comes
as nor great surprise to me.  I guess now we can start forwarding along
some of ICANN's RIR's hackers to the appropriate authorities...

Declan McCullagh wrote:

> 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
>
> ---
>
> 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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