Journalists and private investigators who illegally obtain and trade in personal information will face jail sentences under planned changes to the Data Protection Act.
Ministers want to replace the current maximum sentence of an unlimited fine next April with a spell of up to two years inside.
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Maradona’s website hacked after last-gasp Argentina victory
2009 at 9:37 am posted by ocrofton
Peruvian hackers have reacted to the country’s dramatic defeat to Argentina on Saturday by defacing the site of Argentinian manager Diego Maradona and dubbing him a cry-baby.
Thousands of Hotmail passwords have been hacked and posted online.
Microsoft, which owns the popular web-based e-mail system, said that it was aware of the claims and that it was “investigating the situation”.
