[LINK] Proposal for International Law Enforcement

David Boxall david.boxall at hunterlink.net.au
Sat Dec 6 09:56:14 AEDT 2008


I guess an International legislative regime is inevitable.  Reconciling
different perspectives and expectations will be quite a task.  Or will
the US view predominate?
<http://www.itnews.com.au/News/90564,cybercriminals-need-to-be-punished.aspx>
> F-secure has re-ignited its push for the establishment of a global 
> legislative authority that apprehends cyber thieves, claiming it’s 
> the only way to stop them.
International crime is a problem, not only online.
...
> “The bottom line today is that too few of the perpetrators get 
> punished. As a result, we’re sending the wrong message to criminals: 
> here is a way to make lots of money and you will never be caught or 
> punished,” said Mikko Hyppönen, F-Secure’s chief research officer.

> ...Graham Ingram, general manager of Australia’s security response
> team AusCERT, said the world needs a large deterrent. Something like,
> “A law enforcement agency with enough power to go offensively and
> find them.”

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David Boxall                    |  Dogs look up to us
                                 |  And cats look down on us
                                 |  But pigs treat us as equals
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