Re: [News] [SOT] The Cost of Computer Security

["Phil Da Lick!" <phil_the_lickREMOVETHISSPAMTRAP@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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> UK gets hair trigger privacy penalty
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> | The Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill gave the UK's Information 
> | Commissioner the power to fine people and organisations for failing to look 
> | after people's personal data when it was passed into law last Thursday.  
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> http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/05/12/uk-gets-hair-trigger-privacy
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> A lot of data gets stolen when Windows PCs or servers get hijacked (about 4 in
> 10 these days [1]). Consequence, as just seen in the news:

Exactly. This law is a waste of time. Transgressors will just shrug and 
state they were using the industry standard fully patched mickeysoft 
server crapware.