"Mark Kent" <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> UK gov sets rules for hacker tool ban
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| A revamp of the UK's outdated computer crime laws is long overdue.
>>However,
>>| provisions to ban the development, ownership and distribution of
>>| so-called "hacker tools" draw sharp criticism from industry. Critics
>>point
>>| out that many of these tools are used by system administrators and
>>security
>>| consultants quite legitimately to probe for vulnerabilities in corporate
>>| systems.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/02/hacker_toll_ban_guidance/
>>
>> Wait until they redefine and reclassify what qualifies as 'hacker' tool
>> (DMCA?
>> Perl?).
>>
>
> What about those tools which home users use to probe for vulnerabilities
> in their own systems? Why should only "consultants" be allowed to use
> such tools? Why do governments even try to understand this stuff?
>
> We are quite likely to end up with a situation where only the criminals
> are able to use standard components of linux distributions on the UK.
> Legitimate users will be prevented from securing their own systems.
> From a government which posts the personal details of 25 million
> child-benefit recipients, this is, at best, somewhat ironic.
You must like the scent of Roys ass since you kiss it so often.
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