[Chapter-delegates] Vanity fair on cyber, ITU, Vint Cerf and Jeff Moss

[Sivasubramanian M]

The following news item appeared in the ORG list.

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20120326IPR41843/html/Hacking-IT-systems-to-become-a-criminal-offence
> 'Cyber attacks on IT systems would become a criminal offence
> punishable by at least two years in prison throughout the EU under a
> draft law backed by the Civil Liberties Committee on Tuesday.
> Possessing or distributing hacking software and tools would also be an
> offence, and companies would be liable for cyber attacks committed for
> their benefit. '
> Of course, the immediate question arises as to what constitutes
> 'hacking software and tools', since at its widest possible definition

that applies to anyone with a household (and possibly also a handheld)
> computer.


>
> Cat


Wonder what Jeff Moss would say on this, especially on the question of what
constitutes punishable "software and tools'.


Sivasubramanian M
ISOC India Chennai
http://isocindiachennai.org





On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 11:31 AM, Sivasubramanian M <isolatedn at gmail.com>wrote:

> *Subjectively highlighted excerpts from the well researched Vanity Fair
> May 2012 article “In the Battles of SOPA and PIPA, who should Control the
> Internet” By Michael Joseph Gross, reposted here with a comment, some
> pictures and a mischievous cartoon.*
>
> http://isocindiachennai.org/?p=992
>
> Sivasubramanian M
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 1:18 AM, Sally Wentworth <wentworth at isoc.org>wrote:
>
>> Fascinating piece - thanks for sharing!
>>
>>
>>  Sally Wentworth
>> Internet Society
>> +1 703 439 2146
>> wentworth at isoc.org
>> www.isoc.org
>>
>> On Mar 30, 2012, at 10:53 AM, Veni Markovski wrote:
>>
>> Worth reading:
>>
>> http://m.vanityfair.com/culture/2012/05/internet-regulation-war-sopa-pippa-defcon-hacking
>>
>>
>> --
>> Best,
>> Veni
>>
>> == Sent from my phone, so any spelling mistakes are caused by the
>> touchscreen keyboard. That's a nice excuse, isn't it;-)
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