Sweden to Make Denial of Service Attacks Illegal 108
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paulraps writes "Sweden is to pass legislation making Denial of Service attacks illegal. The offense will carry a maximum jail term of two years, and is thought to be a direct response to the attack which crashed the Swedish police's web site last summer. Nobody was charged for that, but the fact that it came shortly after a raid on the Pirate Bay's servers was thought by many to be not entirely coincidental. Sweden's move follows the UK, which is even tougher on web attackers — there the sentence can be over five years in prison."
Slashdotted. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Slashdotted. (Score:4, Funny)
It's worth a try!
*cough* [sweden.gov.se]
My rights online! (Score:5, Funny)
botnets (Score:1, Funny)
Geek vigilante fest! (Score:3, Funny)
Also, if you catch someone in the act of committing, or appearantly fleeing from the scene of crime of, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of more than two years, you may make a "citizen's arrest", that is grab and hold a person until the police arrives.
Now imagine a geek neighbourhood watch!