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UK: Anger at Ministers' e-Crime Response

Via The BBC.

An influential group of peers has accused the government of putting its "head in the sand" after it rejected their ideas for dealing with e-crime.

The Lords Science and Technology Committee report found the internet was "the playground of criminals".

But the government did not agree with its suggestion that lawlessness "was rife" on the internet.

Committee member the Earl of Erroll said the government's response was "a huge disappointment".

In its report, the Lords committee criticised the government's "Wild West" approach of leaving internet security to individuals as "inefficient and unrealistic".

More here.

Note: Apparently these guys haven't heard that "Criminals May Overwhelm the Web". -ferg

posted by Fergie @ 10/31/2007 09:28:00 AM