Pirate a movie? Insult someone online? Either of those could get you banned from using the internet under Britain's new Cyber Security Strategy. Probation is getting a makeover for the digital age.
If you're in the UK, you'd better be sure to stay in line when you're on the web. The British government's new cyber-security strategy introduces an increased use of 'cyber-sanctions,' which will allow the government to ban cyber-criminals from the web, ZDNet reports.
The bans will use 'cyber-tags' to alert law enforcement if the offender tries to breach the conditions that have been put on their internet use, as detailed in section 4.28 of the UK Cyber Security Strategy:
4.28 In addition, the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office will consider and scope the development of a new way of enforcing these orders, using
If you're in the UK, you'd better be sure to stay in line when you're on the web. The British government's new cyber-security strategy introduces an increased use of 'cyber-sanctions,' which will allow the government to ban cyber-criminals from the web, ZDNet reports.
The bans will use 'cyber-tags' to alert law enforcement if the offender tries to breach the conditions that have been put on their internet use, as detailed in section 4.28 of the UK Cyber Security Strategy:
4.28 In addition, the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office will consider and scope the development of a new way of enforcing these orders, using