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Published: Monday 22 May 2006
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This is like saying that the man who makes crowbars, alias jemmies, should stop because they might be used by housebreakers. Selling one to some-one who you think is going to use it for housebreaking is not the same as selling one to a builder. And if you do not know how it is going to be used you have not committed an offence.
The Home Office wording seems perfectly clear. This is pedantry. And if the new law results in those running security website trying to record what downloads what and supplying that to law enforcement, just in case, that might be all to the good.
This is like saying that the man who makes crowbar...
Anonymous
History repeats itself again.
I seem to recall ...
Graham Coles
Umm - so I won't be allowed to 'ping' an IP addres...
Roger Huffadine
This amendment to the bill is a clear infringement...
Radical Meldrew
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