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 amendmen