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Last month, soon after the September 11 attacks in the US, Australia passed into law a cyber crime bill which had been under debate for some time. Like a previous bill, passed in 1999 to regulate content at sites hosted by local ISPs, it appears to be a case of using a hammer to crack a peanut. For those interested, a digest of the bill is at http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/bd/2001-02/02bd048.htm Going by the letter of the bill, even having software like nmap or snort on one's own PC can be construed as an offence. Sam -- (Sam Varghese) http://www.gnubies.com
