Re: A Sad Day For America: Senate Approves Telco Immunity

["Alex Eckelberry" <AlexE () sunbelt-software com>]

IANAL, etc., etc., but I believe a form of ex post facto is amnesty.
I'm not sure Jacob was wrong here.  

-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of Larry Seltzer
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 9:25 PM
To: Jacob Appelbaum; funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: Re: [funsec] A Sad Day For America: Senate Approves Telco
Immunity

> > How is this not a text book example of an ex post factor Law?

Actually, it's the exact opposite of an ex-post facto law, which makes
an act illegal after the fact. This law makes something legal, or at
least removes civil liability, after the fact.

Larry Seltzer
eWEEK.com Security Center Editor
http://security.eweek.com/
http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/
Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
larry.seltzer () ziffdavisenterprise com


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