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This petition is now closed, as its deadline has passed.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Rethink the introduction of a set of guidelines to be applied to the Computer Misuse Act which will, if enforced, make it illegal to possess or distribute “hacking tools.”. More details
Submitted by Timothy Trant – Deadline to sign up by: 23 July 2008 – Signatures: 45
More details from petition creator
The introduction of the new guidelines would make it illegal to possess or distribute “hacking tools” foe want of a better phrase. This will stop the development of open-source and freeware tools for use in the IT and Security industery. Which in turn would mean that networks do not recive the proper penetration testing 'hacking into a company network with permission in order to detect security holes'
As it stands the practitioners of these tool are w the ones that stand to lose the most if distribution this type of network utilities be banned.
Current signatories
Timothy Trant, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Andrew Cannon
- Vincent Scott
- Matt
- Ben Parish
- Peter Wood
- James Haworth
- David Pybus
- Simon Park
- Richard Whitehead
- vince gallo
- Ben Leavett
- Matt Deubert
- Steve Ince
- A. Connell
- Nick Elliott
- Kevin Almond
- Graham Adams
- Doug Pratley
- Antony Golding
- Oscar Robledo
- John Anderson
- Russell Odom
- Craig Skimins
- Kevin Ross
- Mr Andrew Partington
- Adrian Redgers
- Nigel Ware
- Clara Massa
- Karl Hewitson
- Graham Price
- Adam Sampson
- Andrew Main
- Richard Lainchbury
- Michael Stubbs
- Tim Monteath
- Charles Hartwell
- James Nicholson
- Scott Panton
- Ed Johnson
- Sean Marr
- Gerard Best
- Clea F. Rees
- Gemma Wood
- toby rodgers
