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It's about time for legislation making it a crime to report whistleblowers to the police and a criminal offense to search or seize their equipment. Perhaps an i
by Eye_of_Mordor 13y ago
It's about time for legislation making it a crime to report whistleblowers to the police and a criminal offense to search or seize their equipment. Perhaps an independent review body could be set up to arbitrate these situations?
- nobodyshere 13y agoWould you cut off your own hand or leg? They definitely will not.
- rlpb 13y agoIt should never be a crime to report something to the police. It should be the police's responsibility to make a decision about whether reports should be followed up or not. We should hold the police, prosecutors and the courts culpable for making reasonable judgements here, not random uninformed members of the public.
- betterunix 13y ago"It should never be a crime to report something to the police." I am not sure about that: http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2008/02/blind_hacker?currentPage=all http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2008/02/blind_hacker?...
- aaronem 13y agoFalse reporting is already a crime, and I think it's fair to assume that by 'something' (parent (parent)) meant 'a crime', rather than assuming that he meant false reporting should be made lawful.
- betterunix 13y agoFinding and reporting a security problem should not be a crime; neither should whistleblowing. Sending the police after someone who demonstrates your incompetence or corruption should be a crime.