Oh, for $EXPLETIVE sakes.
From MSNBC:
“Proxy” servers are an everyday part of Internet surfing. But using one in a crime could soon lead to more time in the clink.
A key vote Wednesday on new federal sentencing guidelines would classify the use of proxies as evidence of “sophistication,” increasing sentences by about 25 percent — which could mean years or even decades longer behind bars, depending on the crime. It’s akin to judges handing down stiffer sentences when a gun is used in a robbery.
So, if you use a proxy to commit a crime you’re a 1337 hacker? Gimmie a bloody break. This is so broadly based that there doesn’t appear to be any account given for compromised users. Mind you; crime, bad. The rules would only apply to people found guilty and were awaiting sentencing. Thankfully no one is ever wrongly convicted /sarcasm
So, how will the affect computer crime sentencing guidelines?
The U.S. Sentencing Commission is to vote Wednesday on a series of amendments to the sentencing guidelines, which heavily influence the sentences that judges hand down. The amendment in question would treat the use of proxies as evidence of “sophistication” in planning certain types of crimes, from embezzlement to forgery and other types of fraud.
If the commission approves it, the change takes effect Nov. 1 unless Congress takes the rare step of blocking it beforehand.
Proposed sentencing guidelines? Dumber than a bag of wet mice.