Monday, January 30, 2006

U.K. cybercriminals get 10 years

Cybercriminals in the United Kingdom face the prospect of tougher sentences and modernized laws to ensure a greater number of convictions for computer-related crimes. A Police and Justice Bill introduced by the Home Office includes sections relating specifically to the modernization of U.K. law to better deal with those who have committed Internet-related crime. Although the bill recommends reform for general areas of U.K. law enforcement--ranging from dealing with school truants to greater stop-and-search powers for police--the fifth section, entitled "Miscellaneous," includes important revisions to the current Computer Misuse Act (CMA), including <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6031435.html?tag=zdnn.alert">a suggested maximum 10-year prison sentence</A> for individuals maliciously impairing the operation of a computer, or hindering or preventing the access to programs or data.

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