Efforts to amend the outdated Computer Misuse Act of 1990 faced rejection in the House of Lords, despite strong support for reform. Proposed amendments aimed to clarify protections for cyber security professionals and ethical hackers, allowing them to justify their actions as essential for crime detection and public interest. Critics argue the Act hinders cybersecurity advancement and economic growth, with historical concerns over its vagueness affecting legitimate security efforts. The dialogue emphasizes the need for laws that evolve with technological advancements and better support cybersecurity professionals.
The Computer Misuse Act constrains the sector from keeping us as safe as it might and constrains businesses in terms of their growth and what they could be adding today to our economy.
We were always deeply unhappy about it but had to go along with it because we had to have something; otherwise, we could not do anything about hacking tools being freely available.
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