Look at what would happen if you shot an American on American soil from Canada or Mexico.
Now get your lawmakers to apply that same logic to digital aggression and draft some new legislation for what happens if you commit a computer offence against someone across legal jurisdictions.
It goes both ways. We are currently using the principle behind this law to shield drone pilots from repercussions. There's also this [cnn.com] case where the US says a border guard was within his rights to shoot a man in Mexico.
Given what we have to lose, it's unlikely that the US government will change its position on this issue.
Obviously this requires new legislation (Score:5, Insightful)
Look at what would happen if you shot an American on American soil from Canada or Mexico.
Now get your lawmakers to apply that same logic to digital aggression and draft some new legislation for what happens if you commit a computer offence against someone across legal jurisdictions.
Re:Obviously this requires new legislation (Score:5, Informative)
It goes both ways. We are currently using the principle behind this law to shield drone pilots from repercussions. There's also this [cnn.com] case where the US says a border guard was within his rights to shoot a man in Mexico.
Given what we have to lose, it's unlikely that the US government will change its position on this issue.