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Bobby Approved (v 3.2)
Thursday, July 26, 2001

http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-000060808jul26.column?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dtechnology

Law Can't Keep Up With Technology

Dave Wilson

David McOwen thought he was using the Internet for the reason it was created when he installed a computer program that tests the strength of software security. Problem was, the computers he used to run the program weren't his. Now McOwen faces a bill for $415,000 and up to 15 years in prison. His plight illustrates how the law has yet to catch up with technology....

 


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