Thailand gets new cyber crime law

Thailand's descent into authoritarianism continues unabated.

The chief immediate effect of the new bill will be to outlaw any attempt to get around government censors to access any of the tens of thousands of sites censored for moral or political purposes, or "to damage the country".

The government pushed the new law by saying it hopes the bill will provide an effective legal tool to fight cyber crime, including theft of data and chatroom contacts that lead to rape.

Bangkok Post: Thailand gets new cyber crime law