Paul Johnson - Slashdot User

Comment TOS are backed by cracking laws (Score 1) 680

by Paul Johnson on Wednesday October 29, 2008 @01:19PM (#25557735) Attached to: Should You Break TOS Because Work Asks You?

I seem to recall that in the US terms of service have been found to define "authorised access" to a computer, and access outside of the TOS is therefore unauthorised. That puts you in direct violation of US anti-cracker laws about unauthorised access to a computer. If more than $5,000 worth of "damage" is caused (including investigation and cleanup costs) then it carries a maximum of 5 years in the pen. If its done for gain (as in this case) then thats 10 years.

Submission + - Petition for full disclosure in broadband adverts (number10.gov.uk)

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Paul Johnson

on Wednesday October 29, 2008 @12:49PM

Paul Johnson writes: "I've become depressed about the not-entirely-complete information and terminological inexactitude in UK broadband advertising (and I gather its similar in other countries). Rather than just moan I've started a petition on the UK government petitions website. It calls on the government to require all limits and caps in an Internet package to have a prominent place in their advertising. If you are a UK citizen or resident and feel the same way I do then I urge you to sign this petition. If we can get 200 signatures then the government will provide an official response. If we get more then they might even do as we ask."

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