http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,47199,00.html
Anti-Terror Bill Not Done Yet
By Declan McCullagh (declan_at_wired.com)
2:00 a.m. Sep. 29, 2001 PDT
WASHINGTON -- Negotiators are meeting through the weekend to decide
whether hacking offenses and electronic surveillance will be part of a
landmark anti-terrorism bill.
Only a few days remain before preliminary votes on the "Anti-Terrorism
Act" (ATA) are scheduled to take place, and it's anything but clear
what portions will stay intact.
Currently, the bill -- drafted by the Bush administration -- would add
computer hacking to the list of federal terrorism offenses punishable
by life imprisonment, and rewrite wiretapping and Internet
eavesdropping laws. Other portions that have raised concerns would
give police more power to arrest and detain immigrants.
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