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To: Win Smith who wrote (51)	11/17/2002 2:32:04 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (2) of 603

Thanks for that site. I thought it was the British who are effete. Oh well. Under homeland security, hackers will go to prison for life. I wonder if they'll be allowed computer access? House votes life sentences for hackers zdnet.com.com By Declan McCullagh Special to ZDNet News November 14, 2002, 4:45 AM PT WASHINGTON--A last-minute addition to a proposal for a Department of Homeland Security could punish malicious computer hackers with life in prison. The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday evening voted 299 to 121 to approve the bill, which would reshape large portions of the federal bureaucracy into a new department combining parts of 22 existing federal agencies, including the Secret Service, the Coast Guard, and the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center. During closed-door negotiations before the debate began, the House Republican leadership inserted the 16-page Cyber Security Enhancement Act (CSEA) into the Homeland Security bill. CSEA expands the ability of police to conduct Internet or telephone eavesdropping without first obtaining a court order, and offers Internet providers more latitude to disclose information to police. (cont'd)

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