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Tough new penalties for computer hackers who jeopardise national security may come into effect in Britain under measures introduced in the Queen's Speech overnight.
The UK Government wants life sentences to be imposed on hackers that sabotage computer networks and cause deadly civil unrest through cutting off food distribution, telecommunications networks or energy supplies, under a new Serious Crime Bill.
Read more: http://www.itnews.com.au/News/387458,hackers-face-life-sentences-in-britain.aspx#ixzz3412rcNh1
I bet this will cause Britain to lose a lot of talented tech-savvy hackers who would move to other countries which make less strict laws on hacking.
The UK Government wants life sentences to be imposed on hackers that sabotage computer networks and cause deadly civil unrest through cutting off food distribution, telecommunications networks or energy supplies, under a new Serious Crime Bill.
Read more: http://www.itnews.com.au/News/387458,hackers-face-life-sentences-in-britain.aspx#ixzz3412rcNh1
I bet this will cause Britain to lose a lot of talented tech-savvy hackers who would move to other countries which make less strict laws on hacking.