Using Net Proxies Will Lead To Harsher Sentences
Proxy servers are hardly sophisticated. Unfortunately, neither is Congress.
Proxy servers are an everyday part of Internet surfing. But using one in a crime could soon lead to more time in the clink,' reports the Associated Press. The new federal rules would make the use of proxy servers count as 'sophistication' in a crime, leading to 25% longer jail sentences. Privacy advocates complain this will disincentivize privacy and anonymity online.
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