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The "Child" you speak of caused destruction over a network,

Joshua Brady wrote: the same

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applied for the 2 hackers here who were sent over without even questioning the UK. If the US Government is Satan then I suppose I am going to hell, because I sure as hell support it.

Do you support the converse, where some little s*** hacks my London network from some random US college ? At the moment, I have no recourse of any kind and the UK authorities have no power, and as a consequence, no interest.

Peter

I would have to say yes. Globalization of trade and markets is dependant to some degree on a commonality of law. As you say, there's presently no reason a US firm couldn't destroy the network of a UK firm with whom it competes to get a competitive advantage. If spammers are any example, then there are people out there low enough to take advantage of such a loophole. It is probably reasonable to expect that every country will maintain its own speed limits and decency statues. I do believe that crimes against people and property should be prosecutable across international borders. Unfortunately, that is probably a utopian dream. Chris Proctor