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UK takes first step towards criminalising driverless car hackers

Ian Mason

Re: The number of laws we have...

> The number of laws we have surely there is already one that would cover this?

Of course there are. Interference with vehicles contrary to section 9 of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 and offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.

Whenever we get new laws because of the "something must be done" crowd there is almost always existing legislation that is more general, better thought out and better tested in the courts.

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