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US: Attorneys general consider new laws to address Internet crime

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Posted at 1:59 p.m. PST Monday, January 10, 2000

Attorneys general consider new laws to address Internet crime

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- Attorney General Janet Reno wants authorities from federal, state and local agencies to form an around- the-clock anti-cybercrime network to stop Internet lawbreakers.

``I envision a network that extends from local detectives to the FBI to investigators abroad,'' said Reno.

Reno rolled out details of the so-called LawNet to several hundred members of the National Association of Attorneys General meeting Monday at Stanford University.

The program would include teams of highly skilled computer crime prosecutors and investigators, regional forensic computer laboratories and technology sharing, allowing expensive items to used by more than one agency, Reno said.

She also proposed a new interstate compact to help insure enforcement of out-of-state subpoenas and warrants stemming from Internet investigations.

``The Internet is indeed a splendid tool of wonder, but there is a dark side of hacking, crashing networks and viruses that we absolutely must address,'' she said.

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