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Computer Misuse Act changes take effect.
(From vnunet)
Long overdue updates to the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) come into force across England and Wales today, increasing the penalties for hacking and clarifying the illegality of denial of service attacks.
But some experts are sceptical about whether the new legislation will have any impact.
The three main changes to the CMA were originally included in the Police and Justice Act of 2006 (PDF) and raised the maximum penalty for unauthorised access to a computer from five to 10 years in prison, as well as creating a new offence for the distribution of hacking tools.
The amendments also clarified that …
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