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If someone accidentally sends me information I owe them no duty of confidence. I'm under no obligation to notify them. It is entirely their problem. The idea t
by buckminster 8y ago
If someone accidentally sends me information I owe them no duty of confidence. I'm under no obligation to notify them. It is entirely their problem.
The idea that the OP is at fault for looking at data which the city had already published has no basis in law.
- warent 8y agoEthics aside, ideally you're right. In reality though you're wrong because you just described a key function of the CFAA
- buckminster 8y agoThe city sent him a link with the intention he would download it, and he did. There's no crime there. Having legally downloaded the data he looked at it. There's no crime there either.
- foldr 8y ago>If someone accidentally sends me information I owe them no duty of confidence This simply isn't true. If someone accidentally sends you information that you know you shouldn't be privy to, you should delete it. Unless perhaps you are Nelson Muntz.