just found this, pretty scary , even if you hack a friends site just for a prank you can still get it if the bill is passed, link Here
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kinda old i know, but i never even heard of it.
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the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) currently under consideration in Congress which would treat all computer trespass as terrorism. "Treating low-level computer crimes as terrorist acts is not an appropriate response to recent events," said EFF Executive Director Shari Steele. "A relatively harmless online prankster should not face a potential life sentence in prison." The ATA includes provisions that dramatically increase the penalties for acts that have no apparent relationship to terrorism. (Sep. 26, 2001)
kinda old i know, but i never even heard of it.