Another example of the laziness and desperation from our lawmakers

and government officials. Instead of trying harder to write applicable

legislation about the degrees of unauthorized use and access, or any

attempt to understand the phenomenon to a greater degree, they're

knee-jerking and trying to ban the tools.

Doing so makes no sense whatsoever, and the examples given here

make equally little sense. Why would anyone neec to charge someone

that had *already* been proven to have broken into a network with the

possession of a packet sniffer? If the consequences for the initial break-in

aren't sufficient, why aren't they reviewed and increased?

IMHO this type of law is simply going to create a nice double-standard

where if you're a young enthusiast learning the ropes you've essentially

been criminalized by mere possession of any software more interesting

than Windows 2000, but if you have the benefit of an aging face, a nice

bank account, and some corporate backing, you're free and clear. To this

I must say feh.

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