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Google likely wanted to keep this quiet, but if they'd turned this over to the FBI, I'm sure there would have been no trouble finding laws he'd broken.
by shasta 16y ago
Google likely wanted to keep this quiet, but if they'd turned this over to the FBI, I'm sure there would have been no trouble finding laws he'd broken.
- pvg 16y agoRight, that's what I'm asking, what is it that makes you so sure.
- psranga 16y agoPrevious news stories? Such as unauthorized access of Sarah Palin's email.
- hugh3 16y agoAgain, it's the distinction between accessing something you're not authorized to access and accessing something you are authorized to access but shouldn't. If I break into google and poop on the floor of their server room, I can be arrested, but if one of their sysadmins gets in with their key and then poops on the floor of the server room, they can only be fired.
- shasta 16y agoFirst let me complain about the rule that says I cannot reply to a direct descendant post. But I'm apparently allowed to reply to you here. Anyway, IANAL, but a google search turned up this, which looks relevant: http://www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime/ECPA2701_2712.htm http://www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime/ECPA2701_2712.htm Even if it's not, I maintain that if you've done something that seems like it might be illegal, they can usually find something to charge you with.