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Still No Justice for Computer Crimes 背景知识(background info)

1. Justice Department: It is an agency in the US federal government. For more information, check out its official website at http://www.usdoj.gov.

 2. 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: You can take a look at the original text of the US law at http://cio.doe.gov/Documents/CFA.HTM . More links to resources about US legislation on computer crimes are available at http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/ccpolicy.html.

3. Kevin Mitnick: He is one of the most famous hackers to be jailed and convicted. Mitnick was arrested by the FBI on February 15, 1995 and charged with breaking into some of the United States' most “secure” computer systems. To read more about Kevin Mitnick and the news stories about catching Kevin Mitnick, check out the websites at http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Mitnick and http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/people/kevin_mitnick/. The website at http://www.albany.net/~dsissman/mitnick.html provides extensive links to Internet resources about Mitnick