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Queens Speech calls for tougher penalties on hackers to ‘fully reflect the damage they might cause’

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Queen ’s Speech 2014: what it means for you,

Under the Serious Crime Bill, The purpose of the Bill is to create peace of mind for all that live here by building on current criminal and civil law to ensure we can continue to effectively and relentlessly pursue, disrupt and bring to justice serious and organized criminals, guard against the threat of terrorism and protect vulnerable women and children.

On Cyber Crime the Queen proposes to

‘amend the Computer Misuse Act 1990 to ensure sentences for attacks on computer systems fully reflect the damage they cause’

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