[NetBehaviour] UK gov sets rules for hacker tool ban.

[marc garrett]

UK gov sets rules for hacker tool ban.

By John Leyden

The UK government has published guidelines for the application of a law 
that makes it illegal to create or distribute so-called "hacking tools".

The controversial measure is among amendments to the Computer Misuse Act 
included in the Police and Justice Act 2006. However, the ban along with 
measures to increase the maximum penalty for hacking offences to ten 
years and make denial of service offences clearly illegal, are still not 
in force and probably won't be until May 2008 in order not to create 
overlap with the Serious Crime Bill, currently making its way through 
the House of Commons.

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