The Whitehouse’s New Executive Order on Cyber Crime Is (Unfortunately) No Joke
When I read the executive order it appears to explicitly target people "outside the US".<p>Basically the internet changes the paradigm of law enforcement.  I get the impression this is a step toward allowing US to "penalize" people who actively seek to disrupt computers / networks in the US from abroad.<p>If you spend too much time trying to figure out all the tiny details and put them into the eo this is where (a) you can waste time nitpicking instead of spending that time enforcing, (b) cases get thrown out of court on technicalities just because "this is what the law / eo says".  Instead I prefer a system where executive / judicial branches of government can spend all their time analyzing a case based on the merits alone and not on the technical jargon that may or may not be included in the law / eo.<p>I prefer the approach of "give the elected representatives a leash, but a short one".  Spend less time agonizing over exactly what the law should say, and more time analyzing whether or not the law / eo is being enforced in good faith.<p>The one exception to this rule is if you have (a) an overly broad law / executive order, and (b) an executive branch who is not transparent about how they enforce those laws / executive orders.