US proposal to extend 'racketeering' to cyber crime will criminalise people by association, warns security specialist

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Updates to cyber security laws could make it a crime to click on a link in a tweet

US President Barack Obama has been accused of drawing up IT security proposals that will "create a cyber police state". The plans, outlined in a speech on Tuesday, are intended to update the US ...

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