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Unifying Internet crime laws
Can we wake up and smell the coffee? National governments do what is right for their electors. That is what keeps them elected, whatever you might think about the 'local' definition of democracy.

If US senators think that creating unproved fears about misuse of the Internet and show how big and bold they are in stamping it out, then it is win win. You can NEVER solve unproved problems, so passing legislation makes you feel good and solves nothing.

So viewing pictures of nudes who are over 16 years is fine in some countries, but not in others. And jailing people for visiting some web sites, or downloading anti-Semitic or anti-Islamic materials is OK or not? Do we have a concensus here?

Conspiracy theorists might ask why Google has chosen this moment to make this announcement. Microsoft are currently trying to have a public debate about why the EU are prosecuting them despite the fact that EU law requires such debate to be private.

Yes. Unifying some law may be appropriate. But it will be forever a compromize. And a compromize is normally something that everyone hates equally. And that will not sit comfortably with politicians out for short term gain, because law is about long term pain.

Enjoy.

Steve Mathews
ArticSoft
Posted by: stevem_001   Posted on: 03/31/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Collaboration with Oppressive Regimes  CommSoft | 03/31/06
Re: Collaboration with Oppressive Regimes  none none | 03/31/06
going to prison for thoughtcrime  yu_forum@... | 05/19/07
a little late with the comment  zdnet reader | 03/31/06
The last thing we need is more laws  RichardM_z | 03/31/06
Agree  dend | 04/02/06
need effective cybercrime laws  puppadave | 03/31/06
Unifying Internet crime laws  stevem_001 | 03/31/06
Umm, actually it was...  MGP2 | 04/01/06
law may be appropriate  yu_forum@... | 05/19/07
"Gee, we're sorry about the torture and prison and all . . ."  critic-at-arms | 03/31/06
Educate the (cyber) users out there ...  herrwitt | 04/01/06
You guessed it  BXLE | 04/03/06
hypocrites  corticus | 04/03/06
REALITY CHECK- more laws...  cburgess | 04/03/06
BRAVO!!!  lmatusicky | 04/10/06
Phishing and similar crimes  gherreram@... | 04/03/06
Phishing and similar crimes  NASCARgirl9 | 04/03/06
That is another scam  yu_forum@... | 05/19/07
I get off when Chineese people download my bible files  GreatInca | 04/03/06
is it just me or  Shelendrea | 04/03/06
Yahoo's call for "effective laws"  Don Swearingen | 04/03/06
cyber crimes  fayeson | 04/03/06
no one contacted me  yu_forum@... | 05/19/07
Having effective laws doesn't matter ,there is no-one who will enforce them  sickofgovt | 04/03/06
anger is understandable but  quinton11@... | 04/04/06
We need privacy laws!  MacGeek2121 | 04/03/06
Im just a single Mom  quinton11@... | 04/03/06
teach kids how to protect themselves  babar77 | 04/03/06
become www and internet savy....  Dragonn | 04/03/06
STARTING WITH YAHOO!  jimiznhb | 04/03/06
ummm...Yahoo IS my spam account! P  lmatusicky | 04/10/06
Centralize, Compile, Act, and Enforce...  PatriciaS | 04/04/06
Cybercrimes hurt the economy  yu_forum@... | 05/19/07
Centralize, Compile, Act, and Enforce...  PatriciaS | 04/04/06
Cybercrime & Cyber Policing is highly important  John Raj | 04/04/06
Volunteer  duderama | 04/04/06
two words : Internet License  wvoutlaw2002 | 04/04/06
Yahoo is the Criminal  support@... | 04/11/06
make money off Asian advertising  yu_forum@... | 05/19/07

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