However, in light of recent comments by the police, one can't help but wonder whether the anti-hacking laws might not be just a clever way to extend the powers of the state to intrude on your privacy. I refer to this story carried by IDG this morning in which the police openly admit that they simply don't have a clue how to go about enforcing fraud laws in respect to a recent Net-related scam. It does take a certain amount of expertise to investigate something like that which we don't have. Of course this isn't the fault of the police. If media reports are to be believed, they're being given a fish and a loaf of bread then asked to feed millions.
Someone really ought to give our politicians a whack upside their heads with a great big cluestick.
After all, by definition, law-breakers don't abide by the law so to be stopped they must be apprehended and prosecuted. I suggest that as netizens and Kiwis, we demand the expressed exemptions for certain arms of the state not be passed until police are given the resources to properly enforce the anti-hacking part of the legislation. To do otherwise is simply a joke which erodes the freedoms and privacy of Net users for no reason or gain. As always, your feedback is welcomed. The credit card we can't leave home without is going global.