03-25-2013, 08:11 AM
The theme of the post was the sentence. Terry was arguing that it was too lenient and I could not agree more. This hacker did not publicize a flaw, he published the personal information of 100,000 people! Yeah, it doesn't sound like much but what if you came home one day and found someone broke into your house and put all your valuables and personal papers on your front lawn and left. What should that guys punishment be? After all, all he did was point out a flaw in your front door lock.
And what if he did it to 100,000 people?
Saying "Rule of thumb is to never put anything on the net you cannot afford to become public, stolen, or used against you." just emphasizes how out of control this stuff is. Maybe if the legal system properly punished hackers there would be less of them. Maybe if they weren't glorified as geniuses or as helpful imps helping to point out security flaws there would be less of them.
I think the courts have yet to put this stuff into perspective.
Just because you could break into my house... does that mean you should? Do I need to bar all my windows and triple lock all my doors and hire professional agencies to patrol my property?
And what if he did it to 100,000 people?
Saying "Rule of thumb is to never put anything on the net you cannot afford to become public, stolen, or used against you." just emphasizes how out of control this stuff is. Maybe if the legal system properly punished hackers there would be less of them. Maybe if they weren't glorified as geniuses or as helpful imps helping to point out security flaws there would be less of them.
I think the courts have yet to put this stuff into perspective.
Just because you could break into my house... does that mean you should? Do I need to bar all my windows and triple lock all my doors and hire professional agencies to patrol my property?
Jonathan Charles Axisa, my beloved son, 11/7/1979 - 7/8/2010
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