From: Tony Williams 

Adam > wrote:
>
> "Among the provisions of the Police and Justice Bill 2006, which gained
> Royal Assent on Wednesday, is a clause that makes it an offense to
> impair the operation of any computer system. Other clauses prohibit
> preventing or hindering access to a program or data held on a computer,
> or impairing the operation of any program or data held on a computer."

Vista is illegal?

> This is soooo broad as to be dangerous e.g. if an ISP disconnects a
> customer.... then...define computer system...define impairing the
> operation...(esp if being used as a spam box).

Agreed. The law seems well intentioned, but poorly worded.

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Tony

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