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------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 01:49:27 -0400 From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com> To: politech@politechbot.com Subject: FC: House votes 385-3 for wiretaps, life sent. for malicious hackers Send reply to: declan@well.com
Text of bill: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.03482:
Who voted (Rep. Ron Paul, Rep. Jeff Miller, Rep. Kucinich opposed): http://clerkweb.house.gov/cgi-bin/vote.exe?year=2002&rollnumber=296
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http://news.com.com/2100-1001-944057.html?tag=politech
House OKs life sentences for hackers By Declan McCullagh July 15, 2002, 6:00 PM PT
WASHINGTON--The House of Representatives on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would allow for life prison sentences for malicious computer hackers.
By a 385-3 vote, the House approved a computer crime bill that also expands police ability to conduct Internet or telephone eavesdropping without first obtaining a court order.
The Bush administration had asked Congress to approve the Cyber Security Enhancement Act (CSEA) as a way of responding to electronic intrusions, denial of service attacks and the threat of "cyber-terrorism." The CSEA had been written before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks last year, but the events spurred legislators toward Monday evening's near-unanimous vote.
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