Thursday, February 08, 2007

U.K. data thieves face two years in prison

Information Commissioner Richard Thomas had proposed tougher penalties and said in a statement Wednesday that "a custodial sentence will act as a deterrent." Individuals who sell or deliberately misuse others' personal data in the U.K. could now face a penalty of up to two years in prison.

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Cybercrime ... Why not ?

Moving forward to 2007 and no one in their right mind would bother with an armed robbery these days. Why? It's not worth the risk. The volume of e-crime (as it is now officially called) has quite frankly left those agencies responsible for maintaining law and order high and dry.

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