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Story: Super-Asbos planned for cybercriminals

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Since half the economy or more uses computers and the Internet as an integral part of thier job these powers give the state wide the right half the populace economically ineffective, i.e. to take away thier entire income, on the basis of mere suspicion.

Given that no-one is above corruption that's far to much power to be given over lightly.

Also the issue isn't just police or state corruption. Because hearsay evidence becomes admissable and the burden of proof is lowered significantly this could concievably be used by anyone with a little savy and some computer skills to frame someone out of proffesional jealousy, rivalry or any number of other motives.

Imposing simplistic solutions on very complex problems only makes big problems bigger.

The legal system needs to adapt for sure. Many of todays laws were not created with the current environment in mind and cybercrime cannot simply be ignored but the government and law enforcement agencies need to acknowledge the scope of the changes that are taking place globally.

The world is radically changing the way it communicates and broad changes in the legal system may be needed to cope with this change in a way that doesn't expose it to manipulation.

A tweak here or there may be expedient but it leaves the whole industry and the society that relies on it exposed. Considering the cost associated with a single large scale public project such as the new NHS system, wouldn't it be justifiable to spend a little more on developing robust unambiguos solutions for a legal system that supports all the computer and network systems in the entire economy?

I intend to submit these comments during the public consultation if it allows for it. Let's hope it's not just a box ticking exercise.

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