UK hacking laws strengthened

User Comments: 9

1. January 29, 2006 11:28 AM
   MonkeyMan said:
   You know, hacking can cause serious damage to online businesses. It could cause a company to not reach an expected annual sale margin, and could literally put a company out of business, if it is bad enough. I'm glad that the UK is doing this, but I live in the US, so it doesn't really affect me. Great job UK, at least someone is stepping up to the plate against hackers.
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2. January 29, 2006 12:04 PM
   otmakus said:
   Harsher sentences is good, but this won't stop cyber crimes if those cyber criminals can't be arrested. And they can't do anything to stop cyber criminals living in other countries. We have to start making a unified law affecting worldwide to handle cyber crimes, maybe in the UN.
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3. January 29, 2006 12:59 PM
   Need_a_Dell said:
   Good for the UK. Hacking is a disgusting profession and anyone that hacks should get whats coming to them. Going online and sticking up a website with a DoS attack is no different than going into a bank with a gun. The penalties should be the same.
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4. January 29, 2006 2:20 PM
   DragonMaster said:
   As long as it can stop some people from hacking by the fear of being arrested, I guess it's fine.
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5. January 29, 2006 11:02 PM
   nathanskywalker said:
   REally, hacking is never truly going to stop. The mindset so many people have now..."me me me". Why not? And what do laws matter to those who are breaking them on purpose? People think that they won't get caugt, which, sometimes, they just might be right.[quote]Good for the UK. Hacking is a disgusting profession and anyone that hacks should get whats coming to them. Going online and sticking up a website with a DoS attack is no different than going into a bank with a gun. The penalties should be the same.[/quote]I would agree with you, to a point. In hacking, at least you don't endanger anyone's well being, that is more important than any amount of money. But i agree, thought personally i don't care if people hack for the heck of it, when people start making other peoples life more difficult, just because they can, yeah, bad. Annoying, and tht really can intimidate new internet users.
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6. January 30, 2006 2:14 AM
   Kaleid said:
   UK is propably the country with most surveillance on the face of the planet. I wonder how you will be able to do anything soon..."ID cards 'will track where people go'"[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/new
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7. January 30, 2006 6:52 PM
   gamingmage said:
   This is good finally hackers will pay. I wonder if they will soon be able to crack down on virus creaters because thats what I think they should do as well.
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8. February 4, 2006 6:15 PM
   gogakadan said:
   [b]Originally posted by MonkeyMan:[/b][quote]You know, hacking can cause serious damage to online businesses. It could cause a company to not reach an expected annual sale margin, and could literally put a company out of business, if it is bad enough. I'm glad that the UK is doing this, but I live in the US, so it doesn't really affect me. Great job UK, at least someone is stepping up to the plate against hackers.[/quote]dont you mean crackers hackers help they dont cause damage or steal they find problems in systems and point them out to who has them to make them crackers put viriouses and steal infomation coz the are stupid i resent what you said hackers have had bad press crackers are the ones to blame i personally have nout to do with crackers coz they are nothing but truble so do your resurch be 4 u post messages.gogakadan ..0 .0. .00
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9. February 4, 2006 6:18 PM
   gogakadan said:
   hackin is fine its crackig thats a problem only punish those who steal or destroy not those who create and improve
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