Tuesday, 14. August 2007
Topic: COMPUTER - on August 14, 2007 at 12:25:00 PM CEST
Germany enacts 'anti-hacker' law
Germany has introduced draconian anti-hacker measures that criminalise the creation or possession of dual-use security tools.
An update to the country's computer hacking laws makes denial of service attacks and hacking assaults against individuals clearly criminal. Gaining access to data, without necessarily stealing information, would also become an arrestable offence. The most serious offences are punishable on conviction by up to 10 years' imprisonment.
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