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Less than one in five countries has amended their laws to include even half of the cybercrimes which must be addressed, says a report by McConnell International.
The study, Cybercrime... And Punishment? Archaic Laws Threaten Global Information, covers 52 countries worldwide and analyses the efficiency of the legislation that they have, or are changing, to cover computer crime.
It criticises the approach of reliance upon, "standard terrestrial law to prosecute cybercrime". Most countries, "do not clearly prohibit cybercrime", as was discovered by Philippine authorities when they tried to prosecute the author of the May 2000 Love Bug.
The report also highlights confusion within countries. It cites the example of the state of South Australia, which was criticised by the Australian Democratic Party for failing to update its laws to keep up with national policy, causing it to become a crime haven.
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