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>It’s not a U.K. thing it’s an Europol thing I really don't mean to flame-bait, but I've noticed HN has a mild pro-EU/anti-Brexit bias, so I would be remiss if
by omginternets 7y ago
>It’s not a U.K. thing it’s an Europol thing
I really don't mean to flame-bait, but I've noticed HN has a mild pro-EU/anti-Brexit bias, so I would be remiss if I didn't draw attention to the fact that this is part of what Brexiteers are against.
Here we (apparently) have a case in which the law of the land is at odds with EU regulation. I leave it as an exercise to the reader to research how EU regulations are drafted and ratified.
Disclaimer: I'm a remoaner, but I'm also trying to understand just WTF is going on.
- matthewheath 7y agoNot sure how UK law is at odds with EU regulation on this matter. The offences outlined in the article are covered by the Computer Misuse Act 1990 — specifically Sections 1 and 3.
- dfawcus 7y agoI'm not aware of any EU regulations relating to computer "misuse". Also AFAIK Europol is a co-operation facility, not a front line policing organisation. It is a means by which the member states co-operate and share intelligence, but not (yet) a source of rules and regulations. Also the UK relations to Europol is a a bit freestanding, and we opted out of the Justice and Home Affairs stuff, then asked to opt back in to making use of Europol.