| Saudi Arabia: harsher penalties for Cyber-criminals |
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| Friday, 30 March 2007 | |||||
 Hard times for hackers, crackers and any other skilled person who will be caught while using their computer “unconventionally” in Saudi Arabia: yesterday, the Saudi cabinet disclosed the news that new, harsher penalties will be introduced for committing cyber-crime inside the country. But since the definition of cyber-crime does not include only the activity of crackers, similar restrictions could turn out to be problematic for many people who have nothing to do with crime - either digital or physical.As reported by M&C news , the bill passed on Monday and it says that people who commit crimes will be charged with a $133.000 fine and one year in prison. The decision was taken in order to constraint the action of Saudi crackers and hackers who are among the most active in the world. The measure was submitted to the Shura assembly last year: the cabinet passed it and the king must give the final approval. The crimes specified on the bill are: ”illegal entry into an Internet site or entering a site in order to change its design, destroy it or amend it (….)” and also “infringing private lives through misuse of mobile telephones equipped with cameras and similar devices with the purpose of defaming or harming people.” In 2004 Saudi Arabia forbidden the use of camera enabled phones for several months. This measure is due to the strict Islamic law . Across the country, the Internet is monitored and censored, with online pornographic material and politically themed websites blocked from public viewing. Meanwhile, few miles far away, the 2007 edition of HITB Sec Conference is about to start: it will take place in Dubai from April 2nd to 5th.
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