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> Do they know, or do they automatically assume that people illegally accessing systems are criminals? I'm not sure what distinction you are trying to make her
by i_cant_speel 9y ago
> Do they know, or do they automatically assume that people illegally accessing systems are criminals?
I'm not sure what distinction you are trying to make here. The fact that they are doing something illegal makes them criminals.
- na85 9y ago>The fact that they are doing something illegal makes them criminals. Not in all countries. In Canada at least, plenty of things are against the law (illegal) but do not constitute a criminal offence. I'm not committing a crime when I break the speed limit almost every day on my way to work, but what I'm doing is still illegal.
- thisacctforreal 9y agoPoor example, just a week ago a 19-year-old had his family's house raided for him scraping documents from a public gov't website. https://evandentremont.com/some-information-on-the-freedom-of-information-hack/ https://evandentremont.com/some-information-on-the-freedom-o...
- nkrisc 9y agoMy hunch is the distinction they're trying to make is between criminals who steal data for nothing more than monetary gain versus those who would steal such data for more nefarious reasons, perhaps on behalf of a nation.