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46 Chapter 2 · "Computer Crime" Discussed Frequently Asked Questions The following Frequently Asked Questions, answered by the authors of this book, are designed to both measure your understanding of the concepts pre- sented in this chapter and to assist you with real-life implementation of these concepts. To have your questions about this chapter answered by the author, browse to www.syngress.com/solutions and click on the "Ask the Author" form. Q: Should we cite specific technology in computer crime laws and legislation? A: The legal framework is necessarily delayed in addressing new technologies; therefore, I believe it is counter productive to constantly invent "new" ter- minology or "new" crimes, and then attempt to create legislation to crim- inalize the misuse of the technology. Because the legal framework will never catch up with technology, we are, by default, creating unenforceable laws by specifically defining the specific technology in the law.