Reply to post: Re: "the odds of being taken to court under the act are vanishingly low"

Labour reminds UK.gov that it's supposed to be reforming the Computer Misuse Act

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Re: "the odds of being taken to court under the act are vanishingly low"

>The odds of being taken to court under the Computer Misuse Act have always been vanishingly low.

Unless you upset the government.

There are lots of laws that were only going to be used against terrorists / organised crime / international drug dealers - that got conveniently dragged out when you needed to threaten a journalist

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