Ditto... Imagine if they only prosecuted burglars for more than $80K. Yes there does need to be some sort of clip level but its far to high. I don't know if its $80K but its far too high. The best kept secret in America is "what is the real speed limit". Ask a cop and he will tell you "it depends". The same should be true of computer crimes. Mike Bird wrote:
Sean Donelan wrote:
If you had the opportunity, what would you tell the politicans?
"Enforce the laws that are already on the books." (Now where have I heard that before?)
When FBI refuses to investigate incidents with less than $80K damage it only encourages the vandals. A few high-profile arrests in lesser cases would discourage them. Easy.
The international aspects are much more challenging.
Should countries which refuse to cooperate in tracking down offendors be classified in much the same way as terrorist nations are handled now? Should nations refuse to connect their portions of the Internet to such cyber-terrorists? What about transit via other nations, dialin, satellite?
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