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10th April 2004 Archive

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  • Germany moots jail for spammers

    'We need really hard sanctions'

    Germany's ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) is mooting tough sanctions for spammers. These would include big fines for spammers and the companies which use their services, and prison sentences for the worst offenders. Ulrich Kelber, an SPD MP who is promoting the draft law, says that small fines will not deter the top 50 …

    Spam 10 Apr 2004, 09:37

  • NY Times hacker sentencing delayed

    Lamo awaits fate

    Adrian Lamo's sentencing hearing for his 2002 intrusion into the New York Times internal network was postponed this week. The 22-year-old hacker appeared with his attorney in federal court in New York Thursday for what was originally scheduled to be his sentencing. Instead, federal judge Naomi Buchwald agreed to put off the …

    Enterprise Security 10 Apr 2004, 09:53

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