Overhauled UK Computer Misuse Act in force October 1st

by certifiedbug on September 30, 2008

in Security

2008 No. 2503 (C. 107)
Criminal Law, England And Wales
Criminal Law, Northern Ireland
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2008

Security researcher Clive Feather has published excerpts of the Computer Misuse Act highlighting the amendments.

Among other changes, denial of service attacks, (Ddos) carry a maximum penalty of up to ten years behind bars, small wonder the updated CMA is controversial. Spyblog has a critique here.

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