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The last time I checked, it's not okay to commit a felony in the pursuit of a felon. I can't imagine this underwent anything close to a legal review before it
by patcheudor 9y ago
The last time I checked, it's not okay to commit a felony in the pursuit of a felon. I can't imagine this underwent anything close to a legal review before it was implemented. Did they honestly think they'd get the pirates credentials, then authenticate with the pirates accounts in an attempt to uncover their real identity and not understand that crosses some major ethical and legal boundaries? I don't think it would be an exaggeration to say that their 'solution' was in itself criminal.
- Wohlf 9y agoOnly police are allowed to commit what would normally be crimes in the act of pursuing criminals, and even then these cases are limited. The only exception I can think of for normal people is self defense, which is not always legal.
- gnode 9y agoThere's also the concept of a citizen's arrest. Although I doubt this can be broadened to include vigilantism by malware.