17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
On Sat, 20 Apr 1996, Steve Reid wrote:
In Canada, there is a law that makes "unauthorized use of computing resources" illegal. That makes both hacking and malicious virus spreading illegal with one law, without making it illegal to share virus information and source code.
Several other countries have very similiar laws. However, I had heard a somewhat unproven rumor that a U.S. state had actually made the writing of programs with malicious purposes illegal. Basically meaning that if you write a virus you have committed a crime. Like I said though, this was just a statement in a message so I can't vouch for the accuracy. Bruce Marshall